Mercury MA-5

Artifact — Date: 2019 | Photo by: Cathy Lankford

This capsule was used to launch "Enos", a chimpanzee, into orbit from an Atlas rocket. After two of the three planned orbits, both the capsule and its passenger successfully returned to Earth.

Type: Mercury
Kind: Flight Vehicle
Flight: MA-5
Location: North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham, North Carolina