The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER. The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER.
Mercury
The one man spacecraft was called the Mercury .
Actually, the planet was named after the Roman version of the Greek god Hermes, which was Mercury.
Mercury.
Redstone.
Mariner 10
Mercury
Mercury
Planet Mercury and the metal mercury share a name.
Mercury Friendship 7 (John H. Glenn, USA) was the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth three times.
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".