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The Race to the Moon
1962
February 20, 1962
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Mission: Mercury-Atlas 6
Crew: John Glenn
Duration: 4 hours, 55 min, 23 s
Spacecraft: Friendship 7
Launch vehicle: Atlas
Milestone: Three-orbit flight that placed the first American into orbit.
May 24, 1962
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Mission: Mercury-Atlas 7
Crew: Scott Carpenter
Duration: 4 hours, 56 min, 5 s
Spacecraft: Aurora 7
Launch vehicle: Atlas
Milestone: Confirmed the success of the Mercury Atlas 6 by duplicating flight.
October 3, 1962
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Mission: Mercury-Atlas 8
Crew: Walter Schirra
Duration: 9 hours, 13 min, 11 s
Spacecraft: Sigma 7
Launch vehicle: Atlas
Milestone: Six-orbit engineering test flight.
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