Mercury-Atlas 6

Summary

Mercury-Atlas 6 is a crewed spacecraft^[1]. It draws 1,486 Wikipedia views per month (crewed_spacecraft category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mercury-Atlas 6's image is recorded as Glenn62.jpg^[3].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's image is recorded as Mercury 6, John H Glenn Jr.jpg^[4].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's instance of is recorded as crewed spacecraft^[5].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight^[6].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's coat of arms image is recorded as Mercury 6 - Patch.png^[7].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[8].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's logo image is recorded as Friendship 7 insignia.jpg^[9].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's follows is recorded as Mercury-Redstone 4^[10].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's followed by is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 7^[11].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's manufacturer is recorded as McDonnell Aircraft Corporation^[12].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-003A^[13].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's part of is recorded as Project Mercury^[14].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's Commons category is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 6^[15].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's space launch vehicle is recorded as SM-65D Atlas^[16].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's SCN is recorded as 00240^[17].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[18].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1961-11-29T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1962-02-20T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f7dw^[21].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's significant event is recorded as splashdown^[22].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's crew members is recorded as John Glenn^[24].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's location of landing is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[25].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's described by source is recorded as Retro Space HD^[26].
• Mercury-Atlas 6's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Friendship-7^[27].

Why It Matters

Mercury-Atlas 6 draws 1,486 Wikipedia views per month (crewed_spacecraft category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]