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	Project Mercury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercury spacecraft (also called a capsule or space capsule) were very small one-man vehicles; it was said that the Mercury spacecraft were not ridden, they were worn.
		The Mercury spacecraft were designed to be totally controllable from the ground in the event that the space environment impaired the pilot's ability to function.
		Mercury had seven prime astronauts, all former military test pilots, known as the Mercury 7.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercury_program (1940 words)

	Mercury Seven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mercury Seven was the group of seven Mercury astronauts picked in April 1959.
		Gordon Cooper - Mercury 9, Gemini 5 (deceased)
		Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom - Mercury 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1 (deceased)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercury_Seven (131 words)

	CNN - John Glenn Rides Again
		Introduced to the public on April 9, 1959, the "Mercury seven" were considered so important to the U.S. Cold War effort that when John Glenn returned from his historic flight, President John F. Kennedy ordered NASA not to send him aloft again.
		The seven Mercury astronauts -- Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard and Slayton -- were chosen from an original pool of 508 military men that was winnowed to 18 finalists.
		The final seven were selected on the basis of endurance tests, rigorous physicals and extensive psychiatric studies, and after they were subjected to hellish vibration, acceleration, heat and noise tests to ensure that they could, indeed, handle space flight.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1998/06/glenn/where.now (767 words)

	mercury
		Mercury is also used in substantial quantities in electrolytic preparation of chlorine and caustic soda (chlor-alkali industry, mercury cell process; 25%), paint manufacture (12%), and dental preparations (3%).
		Mercury is concentrated in the sludges from sewage treatment by a factor of several hundred to several thousand over the levels initially present in the raw sewage.
		Mercury vapor concn in the stack gas of large coal-fired power generating stations in Ontario were found to range from 40 to 80 ug/cu m.
	www.speclab.com /elements/mercury.htm (2895 words)

	ipedia.com: Transit of Mercury Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Transits of Mercury with respect to Earth are much more frequent than transits of Venus, with about 13 or 14 per century, in part because Mercury is closer to the Sun and orbits it faster.
		During a May transit, Mercury is near aphelion and has an angular diameter of 12"; during a November transit, it is near perihelion and has an angular diameter of 10".
		The simultaneous occurrence of a transit of Mercury and a transit of Venus is currently impossible.
	www.ipedia.com /transit_of_mercury.html (539 words)

	Mercury Seven
		The original group of seven American astronauts selected on April 9, 1959, for the Mercury Project.
		The top age for candidate Mercury astronauts was set at 40, the maximum height at 5ft 11in (1.80 m), and the maximum weight at 180 lb (81.6 kg).
		Shepard was the tallest Mercury astronaut at 5ft 11in (1.80 m), Grissom the shortest at 5ft 7in (1.70 m).
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/M/Mercury_Seven.html (356 words)

	This New Ocean - Ch14-2
		Mercury Project Office engineers insisted there should be at least a 10 percent postlanding reserve as a safety factor and suggested at least two conservation methods to attain and surpass this amount.
		The Mercury Project Office suggested alternating a combination of automatic and manual modes to provide safer fuel reserves at the end of the flight.
		But within the month they were able to issue the mission rules, data acquisition plan, a slight revision to the flight plan, recovery requirements and procedures, and the mission directive, only to find on some occasions that closer study of engineering preparations revealed new constraints, requiring minor changes to most of their guidebooks.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /pao/History/SP-4201/ch14-2.htm (1083 words)

	Spaceflight :Project Mercury
		Attempted recovery of the Mercury capsule at the end of the second Mercury mission, July 27, 1961.
		As the authors of This New Ocean, a history of Project Mercury, said: “The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort.[T]hey became a team of personalities as well as a crew of pilots.
		The greatest challenge to Mercury engineers was to devise a vehicle that would protect a human from the temperature extremes, vacuum, and newly discovered radiation of space.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/SPACEFLIGHT/Mercury/SP17.htm (1712 words)

	40th Anniversary of the Selection of the Mercury 7 Astronauts
		The selection procedures for Project Mercury were directed by a NASA selection committee, consisting of Charles Donlan, a senior management engineer; Warren North, a test pilot engineer; Stanley White and William Argerson, flight surgeons; Allen Gamble and Robert Voas psychologists; and George Ruff and Edwin Levy, psychiatrists.
		The "Mercury Seven" were Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
		At a press conference in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the Mercury Seven to the public.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/40thmerc7/intro.htm (411 words)

	2003 Transit of Mercury
		The position angle is defined as the direction of Mercury with respect to the center of the Sun's disk as measured counterclockwise from the celestial north point on the Sun.
		Since Mercury's orbit is inclined seven degrees to Earth's, it intersects the ecliptic at two points or nodes which cross the Sun each year on those dates.
		The next transit of Mercury occurs on 2006 November 8-9 and is visible from the Americas, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
	sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov /eclipse/OH/transit03.html (1600 words)

	Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul - Esoteric Astrology - Appendix - The Planet Mercury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mercury is Budh, Wisdom, Enlightenment or 'reawakening' in the divine science." (Vol.
		Mercury, the Earth and Mars are closely allied to these three but a hidden mystery lies here." (C.F. "The second hint I seek to give lies in the triangle formed by the Earth, Mars and Mercury.
		In connection with this triangle, the analogy lies in the fact that Mercury and the center at the base of the spine in the human being are closely allied.
	laluni.helloyou.ws /netnews/bk/astrology/astr1248.html (367 words)

	UNIVAC I Mercury Delay Line Memory
		With modified circuitry, seven more channels control the temperature of seven mercury tanks, and one more channel is used for the 10-word Y- register.
		All mercury channels except the 10-word Y-register channel are identical, as are the recirculation amplifiers and recirculation chasses of all 10-word memory registers and the six spares.
		The 10word Y-register mercury channel is shorter than the others, and the recirculation chassis is different, since this register is completely independent of the main memory controls.
	ed-thelen.org /comp-hist/vs-univac-mercury-memory.html (2505 words)

	Global Institute For Alternative Medicine \| "The global leader in natural health and wellness ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Scrap amalgam mercury, that unused portion of the filling material remaining after the filling is placed into a tooth, must by law be handled as a toxic waste disposal hazard.
		In addition to the direct mercury exposure to humans from dental fillings, there is a significant secondary route of exposure from dental offices.
		Mercury poisoning can happen with one large dose of mercury or constant small doses, as in the case of dental amalgams.
	www.gifam.org /article-4.htm (2957 words)

	[Deathwatch] Gordon Cooper, astronaut, 77 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77 Tue Oct 5 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday.
		Cooper, who along with his six fellow Mercury astronauts became an American hero in the space race against the Soviet Union the 1950s and 60s, died at his home in Ventura, California, NASA said.
		Cooper, the youngest of the Mercury Seven, was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma and served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force before being selected for the astronaut program.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-October/000884.html (320 words)

	The Project Mercury Astronauts
		Project Mercury was, from this big technology perspective, the opening shot into a new world: and the award ceremony marked "the end of the beginning" of the space age.
		To examine Project Mercury as a test case of the emergence of big technology in the space field in the mid-twentieth century, a large number of materials from a variety of disciplines and perspectives were examined.
		In the case of the Mercury capsule, the environment was two-tiered: the suit, which was a mini-environment within itself, and the capsule, sealed against all the stresses and extremes of launch, orbit and reentry.
	history.nasa.gov /SP-4219/Chapter7.html (12877 words)

	Mercury break out of slump (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mercury (4-11) had a 13-point lead in the first half after making 12 of their first 21 shots.
		The Mercury caught San Antonio riding its first winning streak of the season, and the Silver Stars were trying to win three straight for the first time since August 2003.
		This is the Mercury's worst record at this point of the season since 2003.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/mercury/articles/0706mercury0706.html (620 words)

	Lovaura.com Space Memorabilia - Mercury. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On April 1st 1959, the "Mercury Seven" astronauts were announced; Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
		Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper was the last of the original seven astronauts to a fly into space; a 34.3 hour mission on the 15th - 16th May 1963.
		Referred to as a "Mercury Recovery Watch" it is a Timex wristwatch and was issued to Cooper by NASA officials aboard the USS Kearsarge on the day of his splashdown after the Mercury 9 - Faith 7 flight; the last of the Mercury programme.
	www.lovaura.com /mercury.htm (1711 words)

	WallySchirra.Com - Schirra's Space
		In 1959, seven U.S. military fighter pilots were selected to train as America's first astronauts.
		The eras of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo-- these were times of nobility and humility, but also times of arrogance, tension, and from time-to-time, humor.
		Seven brave men volunteered to be the first.
	www.wallyschirra.com /schirra's_space.htm (683 words)

	Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country
		Meanwhile, “mercury-free” dentists insist that their mercury fillings are slowly poisoning patients because the fillings release the mercury into the blood.
		Since removing the fillings can increase the amount of mercury in the body before decreasing it, patients are advised to use some form of chelating drug, which is a drug that binds to metals and eliminates them through the urine.
		Do you have symptoms of mercury poisoning?'' King was merely given a letter of reprimand, he said, and records show no official sanctions against him by the dental board.
	www.unknowncountry.com /news?id=1429 (1797 words)

	Mercury Seven Astronauts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mercury Seven astronauts were selected by NASA based on their performance on a series of extremely difficult tests.
		All of the Mercury Seven astronauts flew in successful Project Mercury missions, with the exception of Donald "Deke" Slayton due to a medical problem.
		After the completion of Project Mercury many of the astronauts continued at NASA, participating in flights in later projects, Gemini and Apollo.
	www.american.edu /IRVINE/sarahg/astronauts.htm (155 words)

	Mercury
		Mercury, presumably acquired from eating fish, increased the risk of heart attacks, but DHA tended to decrease the risk of heart attacks.
		Mercury has also been known to collect up to 22,000 times more in the heart over other peripheral muscles in the body.
		Lane said that his 1982 study found that mercury, which would accumulate in the crystalline lens, resulted in the depression of enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase.
	www.vaccinetruth.org /page_6.htm (1571 words)

	Mercury Marine Video History
		The series, available in several parts, each approximately 40-50MB in size, will chronicle the history of Mercury Marine, from the beginning of Carl Keikhaefer’s endeavors with the Thor engines in 1936, to the present day operations.
		Mercury consolidates, introduces the Boat- Motor-Trailer package, and the Optimax.
		Mercury makes some changes, and prepares for future growth in the marine industry.
	www.screamandfly.com /home/features/mercury_video_history/mercury_video_history.htm (179 words)

	Langley's Role in Project Mercury
		The objectives of the Mercury program, eight unmanned flights and six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were quite specific: To orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth, investigate man's ability to function in space, and to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
		Seven astronauts were chosen from among more than 100 men tested at Wright Air Development Center in Dayton, Ohio and Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
		That day, it was announced that the selection of the seven Mercury astronauts had been made; candidates were announced on Apr. 9; training begins on Apr. 27.
	oea.larc.nasa.gov /PAIS/Mercury.html (2617 words)

	The Mercury: Seven extends Leckie contract (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seven said the contract now ends at the end of June 2009 and it would give Mr Leckie $1.275 million a year, increasing with the consumer price index.
		The former Nine boss, who is credited with a resurgence in Seven's ratings this year, will get three million share options, subject to shareholder approval.
		Of the options, 1.5 million will be at $8.50, one million at $9.75 and 500,000 at $11.00, vesting annually in arrears from April 2007.
	www.themercury.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,15475066^462,00.html (191 words)

	Universe Today - Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies
		Cooper was the youngest of the original 7 Mercury astronauts, and his mission on May 15, 1963 - the final one in the Mercury program - lasted more than 34 hours and 22 orbits.
		Gordon Cooper Jr., the astronaut who piloted the sixth and last flight of the Mercury program and later commanded Gemini 5, died earlier today at his home in Ventura, Calif. He was 77 years old.
		The youngest of the original seven astronauts, Cooper's flight in his Faith 7 capsule stretched the capabilities of the Mercury spacecraft to the limits.
	www.universetoday.com /am/publish/astronaut_gordon_cooper_dies.html?5102004 (1181 words)

	Mercury astronaut autographs, space memorabilia, NASA astronaut autographs, space collectibles, astronaut autographed ...
		Project Mercury began on October 7, 1958, one year and three days after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 and was the United States' first manned space program.
		The objectives of the program, which was made up of six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were specific: 1) to orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth, 2) to investigate man's ability to function in space and 3) to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
		Color 8x10 glossy of the original seven in flight gear standing on the flight line in front of an F-102 aircraft, autographed by everyone except Grissom.
	www.thespaceplace.com /Mercury.html (1069 words)

	Mercury 13
		She took all the Mercury Seven tests and did very well in the final analysis.
		The women were to be under 35 years of age, in good health, hold a second class medical, four year college education, a commercial rating or better and have over 2,000 hours of flying time.
		Thirty four years later, seven of the Mercury 13 witnessed America's first woman pilot astronaut, Lt. Col.
	www.ninety-nines.org /mercury.html (523 words)

	Astronaut Scholars Honor Society: May 1996 Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mercury Scholars are never satisfied with simply doing their job or studying for their classes at college.
		She entered the Metropolitan State College of Denver seven years after graduating from high school and transferred to the University of Colorado after two years of study.
		Susan Hallman received a Mercury Seven scholarship during the 1994-95 academic year for her work toward a bachelor's degree in Physics.
	www.astronautscholars.org /newsletter_1996.html (6839 words)

	Seven Day Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first thing to understand is that a week is not necessarily seven days.
		In pre-literate societies weeks of 4 to 10 days were observed; those weeks were typically the interval from one market day to the next.
		The idea was that there would be a day for the five known planets, plus the sun and the moon, making seven; this was an ancient West Asian idea.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~stephan/Astronomy/7day.html (537 words)

	Pioneer astronaut dies. 05/10/2004. ABC News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, has died, aged 77.
		Cooper's death means that of the original group of seven astronauts named in 1959 to take America into space, only three survive - John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.
		The seven astronauts were immortalised in the the 1983 film The Right Stuff, based on the best-selling book by Tom Wolfe.
	www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1213667.htm (276 words)

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