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
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/app4.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:45 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Search Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 5 MR-2 Mercury spacecraft No. 5 MR-2 spacecraft Mercury-Redstone 2 capsule Ham's Mercury capsule
- Serial Number
- 5
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 5