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
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1961-11-29
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/app4.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:00:53 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-11-29
- Search Name
- Mercury Spacecraft 9 MA-5 Mercury spacecraft No. 9 MA-5 spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule Enos's Mercury capsule
- Serial Number
- 9
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 9