Mercury Freedom 7 II

Artifact — Date: 2022 | Photo by: Chris Griffith

This capsule was planned to be used on Mercury-Atlas 10. This would have been the final flight of the Mercury program, but was cancelled by the success of Mercury-Atlas 9. The capsule was painted as Freedom 7 II, as Alan Shepard was the astronaut assigned to the mission.

Type: Mercury
Kind: Unflown Vehicle
Flight: Freedom 7 II
Location: Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia

Older Display

Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Date: 2005
Photos by: Chris Griffith