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SpaceRef - History - United States - Programs - Mercury

Results of the Second Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961. - This brief report covers Gus Grissom's flight and the mishap in which the Liberty Bell capsule sunk. It includes the voice transcript of the mission, as well as Grissom's account of the mission. [NASA History Office].

Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight - (NASA SP-6, 1962) This is a summary of the Mercury flight of astronaut M. Scott Carpenter. Included are air-to-ground communications and detailed analyses of the flight. [NASA History Office].

Results of the Third U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight - (NASA SP-12, 1962). This is a summary of the Mercury flight of astronaut Walter M. Schirra. Included are air-to-ground communications and detailed analyses of the flight. [NASA History Office].

This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury - (NASA SP-4201, 1966). This book explores the people and the technology that made Project Mercury possible. [NASA History Office].