Mercury Spacecraft 9 MA-5
Mercury Spacecraft 9 carried the chimpanzee Enos on MA-5 on November 29, 1961, the final Mercury qualification before John Glenn's orbital flight. After two orbits, controllers ended the mission early because of control-system and environmental-system anomalies; Enos and the capsule were recovered safely.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury spacecraft No. 9MA-5 spacecraftMercury-Atlas 5 capsuleEnos's Mercury capsule
- Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 9 MA-5
- Slug
- mercury-spacecraft-9-ma-5
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury Spacecraft 9 carried the chimpanzee Enos on MA-5 on November 29, 1961, the final Mercury qualification before John Glenn's orbital flight. After two orbits, controllers ended the mission early because of control-system and environmental-system anomalies; Enos and the capsule were recovered safely.
- 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, 7:00:53 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:00:53 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-11-29
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-11-29
- Serial Number
- 9
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 9