Training in Mercury Program

Training of astronauts in the Mercury project

During the Mercury project all parts of it was tested by unmanned flights and training by the astronauts in special facilities and model arrangements. The following are examples of the training.

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  G force training in human centrifuge
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  Weightlessness training by astronauts in airplane
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  Procdedure training by John Glenn in model spacecraft
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  Spacecraft maneuver training in gimbaling rig
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  Astronaut training getting out of spacecraft after landing in water