What was the purpose of Project Mercury?

A.
to land on and explore the moon

B.
to orbit, rendezvous, and dock spacecraft

C.
to see if a man could survive in outer space and reenter the earth's atmosphere

D.
to test the effects of prolonged spaceflight on the human body

Question

What was the purpose of Project Mercury?  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  to land on and explore the moon   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  to orbit, rendezvous, and dock spacecraft   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  to see if a man could survive in outer space and reenter the earth's atmosphere   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  to test the effects of prolonged spaceflight on the human body

juicstice · Answer

The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963 to orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth;

anonymous · Answer

C