Six manned flights have been completed under the Mercury program. Six of the first American
astronauts made space flights. The first two, Alan Shepard and Virgil Grissom, made suborbital flights.
Mecury astronauts
1 Alan Shepard
| Mercury flight: | 1 |
| Mercury | Freedom 7 |
| Launch: | 05.05.1961 |
| Splashdown: | 05.05.1961 |
| Duration: | 15 m 22 s |
2 Virgil Grissom
| Mercury flight: | 2 |
| Mercury | Liberty Bell 7 |
| Launch: | 21.07.1961 |
| Splashdown: | 21.07.1961 |
| Duration: | 15 m 37 s |
3 John Glenn
| Mercury flight: | 3 |
| Mercury | Friendship 7 |
| Launch: | 20.02.1962 |
| Splashdown: | 20.02.1962 |
| Duration: | 4 h 55 m 23 s |
4 Scott Carpenter
| Mercury flight: | 4 |
| Mercury | Aurora 7 |
| Launch: | 24.05.1962 |
| Splashdown: | 24.05.1962 |
| Duration: | 4 h 56 m 5 s |
5 Walter Schirra
| Mercury flight: | 5 |
| Mercury | Sigma 7 |
| Launch: | 03.10.1962 |
| Splashdown: | 03.10.1962 |
| Duration: | 9 h 13 m 11 s |
6 Gordon Cooper
| Mercury flight: | 6 |
| Mercury | Faith 7 |
| Launch: | 15.05.1963 |
| Splashdown: | 16.05.1963 |
| Duration: | 1 d 10 h 19 m 49 s |
