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Mercury-Atlas 7: Mission highlights, Pilot & Mission parameters

Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space. The mission used Mercury spacecraft No. 18 and Atlas launch vehicle No. 107-D.

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Mercury-Atlas 7 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights, Pilot and Mission parameters as prominent areas in the source structure around Mercury-Atlas 7.

Related topics
40
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
44
Extracted relationships
27
Concept neighborhoods
11
Bridge connections
44

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission highlights · 19 topics
Pilot · 8 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Mission parameters · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
259 kilometers (140 nmi)
Callsign
Aurora 7
COSPAR ID
1962-019A
Crew size
1
Distance travelled
122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)
Epoch
May 24, 1962

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Pilot

Mission parameters

Mission highlights

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Mercury-Atlas 7 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Mercury-Atlas 7 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Mercury-Atlas 7 → 259 kilometers (140 nmi) Another extracted example is Mercury-Atlas 7 → Aurora 7. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Mercury-Atlas 7

Top relations

Apogee altitude · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 259 kilometers (140 nmi)
Callsign · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → Aurora 7
COSPAR ID · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1962-019A
Crew size · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1
Distance travelled · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)
Epoch · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → May 24, 1962
Harvard designation · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1962 Tau 1
Inclination · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 32.5 degrees
Landing date · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → May 24, 1962, 17:41:21 (1962-05-24UTC17:41:22Z) UTC
Landing site · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → North-east of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

carpenter spacecraft flight mercury aurora mercury-atlas mission atlas space launch capsule may also system 1962 landing however would fuel due

Mercury-Atlas 7 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 27 structured relationships around Mercury-Atlas 7. Examples in this analysis include Mercury-Atlas 7 → Apogee altitude → 259 kilometers (140 nmi) and Mercury-Atlas 7 → Callsign → Aurora 7. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mercury-Atlas 7Apogee altitude259 kilometers (140 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7CallsignAurora 71.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7COSPAR ID1962-019A1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Crew size11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Distance travelled122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7EpochMay 24, 19621.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Harvard designation1962 Tau 11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Inclination32.5 degrees1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Landing dateMay 24, 1962, 17:41:21 (1962-05-24UTC17:41:22Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Landing siteNorth-east of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch dateMay 24, 1962, 12:45:16 (1962-05-24UTC12:45:16Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch mass1,350.0 kilograms (2,976.2 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-141.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7ManufacturerMcDonnell Aircraft1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7MembersM. Scott Carpenter1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Mission duration4 hours, 56 minutes, 5 seconds1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Mission typeTest flight1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Orbits completed31.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Perigee altitude154 kilometers (83 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Period88.63 minutes1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Recovered byUSS Intrepid: 4581.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7RocketAtlas LV-3B 107-D1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7SATCAT no.2951.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7SpacecraftMercury No.181.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Mercury-Atlas 7 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Nasa, Capsule and Mission. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • project mercury
    • Spacecraft
    • Capsule
    • Launch
    • Mercury-atlas
    • Atlas
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Control
    • Orbital
    • System
    • Mission
    • Aurora
  • scott carpenter
    • Flight
    • Earth
    • Capsule
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Landing
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Carpenter
    • Scott
    • Due
    • Attitude
  • atlas launch vehicle
    • Concern
    • Launch
    • May
    • Minutes
    • Seconds
    • Mercury
    • Mercury-atlas
    • Spacecraft
    • Scott
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Orbit
  • mercury 7
    • Spacecraft
    • Capsule
    • Launch
    • Mercury-atlas
    • Atlas
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Control
    • Orbital
    • System
    • Mission
    • Aurora
  • Mercury-Atlas 7
    • Nasa
    • Capsule
    • Mission
    • Scott
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Concern
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Would
    • Also
    • System
  • mercury-atlas 7
    • Nasa
    • Capsule
    • Mission
    • Scott
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Concern
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Would
    • Also
    • System
  • mercury-atlas 6
    • Nasa
    • Capsule
    • Mission
    • Scott
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Concern
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Would
    • Also
    • System
  • cape canaveral
    • Canaveral
    • Cape
    • Crewed
    • Earth
    • Scott
    • Landing
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • System
    • Capsule
    • Launch
    • Mercury-atlas

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Mercury-Atlas 7, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Mercury-Atlas 7 with Mission highlights. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Mercury-Atlas 7 — Mission highlights · splits 25 ⟂ 20
Mercury-Atlas 7 — Pilot · splits 36 ⟂ 9
Mercury-Atlas 7 — Overview · splits 37 ⟂ 8
Mercury-Atlas 7 — Mission parameters · splits 38 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Mercury-Atlas 7

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples27
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Mercury-Atlas 7 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights, Pilot & Mission parameters, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Mercury-Atlas 7 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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