Mercury 15B by Buffalo1

Photography • Space • posted on Jul 09, 2012

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The Mercury 15B spacecraft (Don't you dare call it a capsule!) is fully flight rated, but was never launched. It was to be used for the MA (Mercury Atlas)10 mission scheduled for October 1963 with Alan Shepard in command for his second spaceflight.The flight was cancelled as NASA pushed the two man Gemini program forward. This spacecraft is also called "Friendship 7 II" after Shepard's historic "Friendship 7" Mercury flight in May 1961 marking the beginning of America's manned spaceflights. It can be viewed at the Udvar Hazy branch of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) at Dulles Airport outside Washington D.C.

Comments (13)

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danapommet

8:35PM | Mon, 09 July 2012

Great shot and I keep meaning to go out there and check it out.

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jocko500

8:58PM | Mon, 09 July 2012

very good history here. lot of money is sitting there

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texboy

9:23PM | Mon, 09 July 2012

Isn't that collection just the cat's nuts? Good to see you again, bubba!

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erlandpil

2:56AM | Tue, 10 July 2012

Great shot erland

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caviedes

8:06AM | Tue, 10 July 2012

Nice!!

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debbielove

9:17AM | Tue, 10 July 2012

Very interesting!!!! No, I would call it a Spacecraft, always.. Because ...it is! Great detail in this picture Rog, the colours are fabulous.. One place I've not been to.. (Well among many! lol) Super post, Well done AND thanks as always for your ever loyal comments mate :-) Rob

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