nasa mercury 6 friendship 3d model - NASA Mercury 6 Friendship 7 with Atlas by PerspectX

This is a high definition model of the NASA Mercury 6 'Friendship 7' with Atlas delivery system.

Textures

Texture templates are available for the capsule and Atlas rocket. Resolutions are 2048x2048 for both and include color, specular, and bump maps.

History

The Mercury 6 mission was the first attempt by the U.S. and Mercury program to place an astronaut in orbit. The MA-6 mission was launched on February 20, 1962, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight used Atlas # 109-D and Mercury spacecraft # 13. The spacecraft was named Friendship 7. It made three earth orbits, piloted by astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth.