Faith 7 (MA-9)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:04:13

Wednesday May 15, 1963

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Launch Notes

The final crewed mission for the Project Mercury program.

Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9)

Wiki

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then an Air Force major. The Atlas rocket was No. 130-D, and the Mercury spacecraft was No. 20. This mission marks the last time an American was launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

1,360 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-D Mercury

Active 1959 to 1963

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Rocket

Height: 28.7m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,360 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,880 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-14

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

14 days 23 hours

Stats

Atlas LV-3B


10th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1963

1963


22nd

Orbital launch attempt