- STEM Collection
- Skill Level 3
- Plastic model kit, glue & paint required (not included)
- 150+ pieces
- Waterslide decals
- Dimensions approximately: 20.5” L x 12.5” H
- Box dimensions: 8.0” W x 15.7” H x 2.2” D.
- Recommend for 12 years and above.
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. 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. The total mission flight time was 4 hours 55 minutes and 23 seconds.
Made in the USA.
