Mercury Spacecraft Pins and Buttons

Description: The Mercury spacecraft, named Friendship 7, was carried to orbit by an Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After three orbits, the spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, splashed down in the North Atlantic Ocean, and was safely taken aboard USS Noa. (Source : Wikipedia)

Description: NASA's Mercury spacecraft drifts above Earth's swirling green auroras and blue oceans, its black thruster panels catching the starlight. A crescent moon glows through the night sky in this tribute to America's first crewed space program.

Description: A beautiful cutaway rendering of the NASA Mercury spacecraft from 1959. Black and white with labels. A gorgeous artist's rendering as issued by NASA

Description: Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4. The Mercury spacecraft, named Friendship 7, was carried to orbit by an Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Description: Venture into the void with this abstract, geometric design celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Mercury missions. Perfect for space history enthusiasts and fans of celestial exploration, this shirt captures the adventure and wonder of the first American manned spaceflights.

Description: NASA Project Mercury Space Program mission badge design, perfect for lovers of NASA and historic missions to space!