
 
				| Manned Flight No. | 9 | 
| The USA manned flight No. | 5 | 
| The manned flight of the Mercury No. | 5 | 
| Launch: | 10/03/1962 12:15:12 | 
| Landing: | 10/03/1962 21:28:23 | 
| Duration: | 9 ч 13 м 11 с | 
| Orbits completed: | 6 | 
 
				
				 
				Astronaut No. 9
Astronaut of the USA No. 5
Schirra: 1st fkight
Cumulative time: 9 h 13 m 11 s
 
 
				Walter Schirra is heading for the start.
 
 
				Preparation of the spaceship Sigma 7 for the flight.
 The longest flight: 
 08/11/1962 3 d 22 h 22 m (94 h 22 m) Andrian Nikolayev
 The most cumulative time in space: 
 3 d 22 h 22 m (94 h 22 m) Andrian Nikolaev 
The third orbital manned flight of the United States. Walter Schirra flew six times around the Earth.
 
 
