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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Sigma 7MA-8Mercury Atlas 8
- Name
- Mercury-Atlas 8
- Slug
- mercury-atlas-8
- Status
- completed
Details
- 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
- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Success
- Program
- Mercury
- Start Date
- 1962-10-03
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7s2vb2ay5c3rbmx9zss0ecen85kgng
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/29/2026, 5:23:28 AM
- Updated Time
- 6/29/2026, 5:23:28 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7ar4qt4v142sfnbsjqc2v2e589jq50
- Role
- Pilot