| Flight | Launch | Splashdown | Name | Country | Position | |
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| Freedom 7 (Mercury-Redstone-3) |
May 5, 1961 (14:34 GMT) |
May 5, 1961 (14:49 GMT) |
Alan Shepard | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Liberty Bell 7 (Mercury-Redstone-4) |
July 21, 1961 (12:20 GMT) |
July 21, 1961 (12:36 GMT) |
Virgil "Gus" Grissom | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas-6) |
February 20, 1962 (14:47 GMT) |
February 20, 1962 (19:43 GMT) |
John Glenn | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Aurora 7 (Mercury-Atlas-7) |
May 24, 1962 (12:45 GMT) |
May 24, 1962 (17:41 GMT) |
Scott Carpenter | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Sigma 7 (Mercury-Atlas-8) |
October 3, 1962 (12:15 GMT) |
October 3, 1962 (21:28 GMT) |
Walter Schirra | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Faith 7 (Mercury-Atlas-9) |
May 15, 1963 (13:04 GMT) |
May 16, 1963 (23:24 GMT) |
Gordon Cooper | USA | M | Pilot |
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| Flight | Flight Crew | Backup Crew | |
| Freedom 7 (MR-3) | Alan Shepard | Virgil "Gus" Grissom | John Glenn |
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| Liberty Bell 7 (MR-4) | Virgil "Gus" Grissom | John Glenn | |
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| Friendship 7 (MA-6) | John Glenn | Scott Carpenter | |
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| Aurora 7 (MA-7)* | Donald "Deke" Slayton <= Scott Carpenter | Walter Schirra <= Walter Schirra | |
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| Sigma 7 (MA-8) | Walter Schirra | Gordon Cooper | |
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| Faith 7 (MA-9) | Gordon Cooper | Alan Shepard | |
| Key: | MR - Mercury-Redstone | MA - Mercury-Atlas |
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| Note: * The name of Slayton's Mercury capsule would have been "Delta 7" before he was removed from the MA-7 space flight due to medical problems. |
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