Mercury and gemini program manuals pruett 19611964. Project mercury familiarization manual manned satellite capsule. Early planning and research was carried out by naca, while the program was officially carried out by the newly created nasa. Project mercury familiarization manual 1 may 1962 free ebook download as pdf file. Kennedy challenged the nation, suggesting that the united states should land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Pdf nasa project gemini familiarization manual manned. Mercuryredstone booster units from mercuryredstone project. Project mercury familiarization manual sedr 104 1 november 1961. F1 rocket engine operating instructions 482 pages, 310mb. It gives all the technical details and background on what seems in retrospect to be a remarkably sophisticated, if tiny, spaceship.
Project mercury familiarization manual mcdonnell aircraft corporation, st. The paperback editions of the project gemini familiarization manual books. The latest set of documents on the ntrs included a copy of a 1969 manual for the f1 rocket engine. Project mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the united states, running from 1958 through 1963. Mcdonnell has been providing manuals covering project mercury systems. Gemini spacecraft parachute landing system from gemini familiarization manual december 31, 1964. Project mercury nasa technical reports series, capsule, manned flights, technology two cdrom set world spaceflight news on. Little joe i 10359 lj6 little joe ii 11459 lj1a sam little joe lj2 dec. It ran from 1959 through 1963 with the goal of putting a human in orbit around the earth. Taken over from the us air force by the newly created civilian space agency nasa, it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights some using. Nasa project gemini familiarization manual wikisource, the free.
Project mercury was the first human spacecraft program of the u. Full text of project mercury familiarization manual. The images have been removed for space constraints. Project mercury was the united statess first successful manned spaceflight program. Publication date 19591215 usage public domain topics apollo project, command service modules, lunar module, mission planning, spacecraft design, space suits, weight mass collection.
Project mercury mercury familiarization manual sedr 104 5201962 manual describing the systems of the mercury capsule for ma7 carpenter and ma8 schirra. Gemini spacecraft access doors 2 of 2 from gemini familiarization manual december 31, 1964. National aeronautics and space administration mcdonnell aircraft corporation. Project mercury familiarization manual manned satellite. Flight manuals, pilots notes, operation and procedures guides for mercury capsule, gemini familiarization two configurations. The pdf version of the manual will also be included. Created by nasa and contractor mcdonnell aircraft, this familiarization manual explains all the systems aboard the mercury space capsule including cabin controls, environmental and stabilization controls and systems, launch and reentry sequence procedures, and navigation and communications.
As described in the f1 engine familiarization training manual r38961 direct link to 16. Project mercury was not only a step in the history of flight technology, it was a. Pdf project mercury america in space series download. Periscope film is releasing reprints of nasas spacecraft familiarization and flight manuals. Wearing the mercury pressure suits, the astronauts were familiarized with the. Kennedy challenged the nation, suggesting that the united states should land a man on the moon by the end of.
This new ocean explores the people and the technology that made project mercury possible. It ran from 1959 through 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth. Nasa mercury mission space capsule familiarization manual book not a cd here is something you wont find for sale anywhere else. Mercury familiarization manual sedr 104 12201962 manual describing the systems of the mercury capsule for ma9 cooper contributed by adam bootle. Exclusively from periscope film llc, a full and complete reprint of the mercury mission capsule familiarization manual manual, over 400 pages of it. Project mercury familiarization manual manned satellite capsule nasa on. The project gemini familiarization manual was a document published by the mcdonnell aircraft company as a training aid for gemini astronauts. Nasa archives program mercury program subject files. This document is similar in some ways to the kind of manual you might find for a car in that it contains many drawings of individual components and their placement, plumbing and wiring diagrams, and. Nasa spacecraft familiarization and flight manuals.
Kleinknecht, manager, mercury project, nasa manned space craft center william m. To me, this book rebuts any suggestions that our early astronauts were merely passengers along for the ride in an automated. Air force by the newly created civilian space agency nasa, it conducted twenty unmanned developmental flights some. Nasa project gemini familiarization manual manned satellite spacecraft by nasa pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad just ten days after alan shepard jr. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library.
This document contains information affectin t o the espionage mission or the erso is group defense of e 18, u. Click image for a 2220x2832 pixel version of this image in a new window. Gemini spacecraft access doors 1 of 2 from gemini familiarization manual december 31, 1964. Tbr ofd designers manual administrative procedures page 3 of 25 pages february 2016 chapter 4. Space flight manuals on cd mercury, gemini, apollo, lunar. Project mercury nasa technical reports series, capsule, manned flights, technology two cdrom set. Project mercury familiarization manual manned satellite capsule available for. This collection consists of the following manuals, many of which are annotated by captain carl e. Nasa project mercury familiarization manual nasa sedr. Mercury astronaut scott carpenter studies the separation system on a mockup mercury capsule in the awt 321960.
Grissom, automatic and manual attitude control system. This a textonly conversion of a pdf document of the august 22, 1966 revision. Awt enters the space age glenn research center nasa. The project mercury familiarization manual features only one characterthe spacecraft. Project mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the united states. The project gemini familiarization manual was a document published by the. Project mercury nasa technical reports series, capsule. In addition to the familiar side hatch, the mercury spacecraft had another hatch, on the forward pressure bulkhead. Dating from june of 1962, it represents a late revision of documents created at. When the program began in 1958, the soviet union was far ahead of the us in the race for supremacy in space. Mercury maintenance manual 1959 this manual contains procedures and diagrams for installing and servicing various mercury systems. The first of these, the indoctrination manual, was delivered at the time of an early astronaut visit in may 1959.
Download pdf project mercury familiarization manual manned satellite capsule book full free. With immense effort, and in record time, nasa, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. We are pleased to announce the seventh in a series of nasa reprints. Project mercury academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Shepard, jr project mercury familiarization manuals 3 manuals. Project mercury manned satellite capsule model familiarization manual how to build the 2 model kit from crows nest by phil smith confidential unconfidential classified u n c l a s s if e d. Due to the size of the document 310mb i have not checked it out yet, but i suspect that it is comprehensive. Familiarization manual sedr 104 5 201962 used by ma7 carpenter and ma8 schirra and. America took its first steps into space with project mercury as part of this mission. The mercuryatlas 6 flight on february 20, 1962, was the first american flight to achieve this goal. Project mercury familiarization manual 20 dec 1962 free ebook download as pdf file. Mercury familiarization manual sedr 104 5201962 manual describing the systems of the mercury capsule for ma7 carpenter and ma8 schirra contributed by.
Project mercury familiarization manual periscopefilm. Created by nasa and contractor mcdonnell aircraft, this familiarization manual explains all the systems aboard the mercury space capsule including cabin controls, environmental and stabilization controls and systems, launch and reentry sequence procedures, and navigation and communications equipment and procedures. An early highlight of the space race, its goal was to put a man into earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the soviet union. Mercury spacecraft navigational aids from project mercury indoctrination may 1959. Nasa project mercury mission space capsule astronaut.
Full text of project mercury familiarization manual see other formats. Project mercury familiarization manual 1959 the mercury capsule, its rockets are seen at the right, was affixed to the simulated boosters at the left for separation tests 2291960. Nasa project gemini familiarization manual manned satellite spacecraft just ten days after alan shepard jr. Dc is the nasa project mercury familiarization manual nasa sedr 104, november 1961. There was one event on the mercury redstone 2 mr2 mission that occurred shortly after landing, the entrance hatch pyrotechnic fired which caused the hatch to be jettisoned. No attempt was made to keep this manual current, and a first edition of a full systems manual familiarization manual was issued in september 1959. Project mercury familiarization manual 20 dec 1962. The designers manual administrative forms document f475 lists standards with their current edition dates, key letters for general work, other specialty subgroups of general work, and nonconstruction, to indicate which classes each.