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U.S. Manned Space Flights Click on the symbol of each mission to see NASA's complete list of the spaceflights for that mission.

Mercury Missions Project Mercury 's mission was to put a man in orbit, see how he would function in space, and return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury's First manned mission took place on May 5, 1961 and lasted 15 minutes. The capsule, Freedom 7, was powered by a Redstone 3 rocket. Piloted by Alan B Shepard Jr. The last mission took place on May 15th through May 16th 1963 and lasted 34 hours and 19 minutes. The capsule, Faith 7, was powered by a Atlas 9 rocket. Piloted by L Gordon Cooper Jr.

Gemini Missions
Project Gemini's goals were to put man and machine in orbit for up to two weeks, to dock and rendezvous in space, and to perfect methods of re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and land on a pre-selected point on land. Gemini first manned mission was Gemini III, and took place on March 23, 1965. It lasted 4 hours and 53 minutes, and orbited the Earth 3 times. It was piloted by Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and John W. Young. An important event in the history of space travel. Gemini mission IV was the first US example of extra-vehicular activity (space walk). This mission took place on June 3, 1965 to June 7, 1965. The mission lasted 97 hours, 56 minutes, and 11 seconds. It orbited the Earth 62 times. It was piloted by James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White who did the space walk. The last Gemini mission was Gemini XII. It took place on Nov. 11, 1966 to Nov. 15, 1966. It lasted 94 hours, 34 minutes, and 31 seconds. It was piloted by James A. Lovell Jr. and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. It orbited the Earth 59 times.

Apollo Missions

Project Apollo's goals were to explore the moon, to develop man's capability to work in the lunar environment, establish the technology to meet other national interest in space, and to achieve preeminence in space for the United States. Apollo's first manned mission was Apollo 7. It took place on October 11, 1968 through October 22, 1968. It orbited the Earth 163 times. It was piloted by Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. Apollo 11 played an important role in the history because it was the first U.S. mission to go to the moon. It took off on July 16, 1969, it landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and it landed on Earth July 24, 1969. It was piloted by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin. The last Apollo mission was Apollo 17. It took place on December 7, 1972 through December 19, 1972. It was piloted by Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt. It also carried the last men on the moon.

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