Project Mercury: A Chronology

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction

Part I: Major Events leading to Project Mercury

1. Part I (A) March 1944 through December 1957
2. Part I (B) January 1958 through October 1, 1958

Part II: Research and Development Phase of Project Mercury

1. Part II (A) October 3, 1958 through December 1959
2. Part II (B) January 1960 through May 5, 1961

Part III: Operational Phase of Project Mercury

1. Part III (A) May 5, 1961 through May 1962
2. Part III (B) June 1962 through June 12, 1963

Appendices

1. Appendix 1: Project Mercury History
2. Appendix 2: Project Mercury Test Objectives
3. Appendix 3: Project Mercury Flight Data Summary
4. Appendix 4: Launch Site Summary, Cape Canaveral and Wallops Island
5. Appendix 5: Project Mercury Budget Summary
6. Appendix 6: Location of Mercury Spacecraft and Exhibit Schedule
7. Appendix 7: Launch Vehicle Deliveries to Cape Canaveral
8. Appendix 8: Key Management Progression Involving Project Mercury
9. Appendix 9: Contractors and Subcontractors Supporting Project Mercury
10. Appendix 10: Government Agencies Supporting Project Mercury