Mercury Spacecraft 5 MR-2
Mercury Spacecraft 5 carried the chimpanzee Ham on the MR-2 suborbital mission on January 31, 1961. Despite a higher and faster trajectory than planned, the capsule's life-support, control, reentry, and recovery systems brought Ham back safely and supplied critical evidence for human flight.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury spacecraft No. 5MR-2 spacecraftMercury-Redstone 2 capsuleHam's Mercury capsule
- Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 5 MR-2
- Slug
- mercury-spacecraft-5-mr-2
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury Spacecraft 5 carried the chimpanzee Ham on the MR-2 suborbital mission on January 31, 1961. Despite a higher and faster trajectory than planned, the capsule's life-support, control, reentry, and recovery systems brought Ham back safely and supplied critical evidence for human flight.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7dn1pccd488zm13zggn4eqch89nyx0
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7gmrxwwxaqvbj2734ka2dgpd8aesfr
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/app4.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:00:45 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:00:45 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Serial Number
- 5
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 5