Mercury-Atlas 8
Mercury-Atlas 8, also known as Sigma 7, flew Walter Schirra on a six-orbit Project Mercury mission to evaluate spacecraft and astronaut performance during an extended orbital flight.
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- Sigma 7MA-8Mercury Atlas 8
- Name
- Mercury-Atlas 8
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Mercury-Atlas 8, also known as Sigma 7, flew Walter Schirra on a six-orbit Project Mercury mission to evaluate spacecraft and astronaut performance during an extended orbital flight.
- End Date
- 1962-10-03
- Landing Site
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Success
- Program
- Mercury
- Start Date
- 1962-10-03
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- Creation Time
- June 29, 2026 at 05:23:28 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 02:49:49 UTC
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