Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying Sigma 7 spacecraft carried astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. to orbit where he completed 6 orbits lasting a total of 9 hours and 13 minutes. The mission goal was to compete engineering tests and all objectives were met.

Mission type: Human Exploration · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Atlas LV-3B · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration