Conical Mercury capsule with cylindrical nose section and phenolic fiberglass heatshield. Created by Dane A. Penland Date Created 09/09/2013 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026 Keywords Engineers; Human Spaceflight; Mercury Program; Missions; Space; Spacecraft Rights and Restrictions CC0
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