launched fromUSA

Mercury-Atlas 7

Name: Mercury-Atlas 7
Start: 1962-05-24T12:45:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

MAY 24196212:45:00 UTC

Carried Scott Carpenter into orbit.

LIFTOFF

MAY 24 1962

12:45:00 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-14Canaveral

aboardAtlas D107DintoLEO

Payload

Manned spacecraft

Crew member