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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space in the Mercury MR-3 capsule. This collection consists of two double-sided checklist cue cards for use on the Mercury MR-3 Flight in Freedom 7 including checklists for normal procedures as well as emergency procedure checklists for various situations.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0898
Creator
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date
March 1, 1961
Provenance
Donor unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0898
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two double-sided checklist cue cards for use on the Mercury MR-3 Flight in Freedom 7 including checklists for normal procedures including entrance, countdown, separation, capsule stabilization, retrograde, re-entry, and landing; as well as emergency procedure checklists for situations including abort, tower fails to jettison, capsule fails to separate, failure of ASCS automatic mode, failure of fly-by-wire mode, attitude gyro slaving failure, cabin depressurization, cabin re-pressurization, excessive CO2 partial pressure, emergency oxygen, alternate suit fan, main battery failure, standby battery failure, isolated battery failure, complete electrical failure, communications system failure, fire or fumes, periscope failure, failure to start retro sequence, failure to attain retro attitude, retro rockets fail to fire, failure to maintain retro attitude, retro package fails to jettison, ASCS cannot maintain re-entry attitude, .05G switch failure, drogue chute failure, antenna fairing fails to jettison, main chute failure, reserve chute failure, and landing bag fails to deploy.
Arrangement note
Collection is in original order.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Mercury MR-3 Flight Freedom 7 Checklist Cue Cards, NASM.XXXX.0898, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Astronautics
Space flight
Mercury MR-3 Flight Freedom 7
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Checklists