In ancient Rome, Mercury was the mythical messenger of the gods. His winged helmet and sandals represented his ability to run extremely fast. Ancient astronomers immortalized him by giving the name Mercury to the planet that circled the Sun in the...
1960–61 "Mercury 13" is the popular name given to a group of thirteen women who were tested for Project Mercury astronaut training in 1960 and 1961. They passed the same seventy-five tests that were taken by their famous male...
Excerpts from The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight Published in 2003 In 1959 seven astronauts were introduced to the United States as the future of space travel. Known as the Mercury 7, the men...
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States. It ran from 1959 through 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the Earth. The Mercury-Atlas 6 flight on February 20, 1962 was the first Mercury flight to achieve...
Pennsylvania's long reliance on coal-fired power plants has been both good and bad for the state. Good, because coal is plentiful. It creates jobs and helps keep energy costs in check. Bad, because burned coal emits mercury. Because Pennsylvania has 36 coal-fired...
Mercury set to unveil Project X $100 million effort results in quieter motor with fewer emissions By RICK BARRETT rbarrett@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Mercury Marine is close to unveiling results of a $100 million effort to create...
Pioneering astronaut Walter Schirra, the only man who flew in all three of America's first human space projects -- Mercury, Gemini and Apollo -- died Thursday at age 84. The Associated Press said Schirra died of a heart attack at Scripps Green...
---------- Wall Street ends slightly higher, Dow at record high for 3rd day NEW YORK - N.Y. stocks finished slightly higher on Thursday after moving in a narrow range, with the Dow closing at its record high for a third day in...
