Everything you never knew you wanted to know about the Mercury Project

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This article is organized like the Navigational Aids section of the Mercury Familiarization Manual SEDR-104 except that the descriptions of the variations for the test capsules have been incorporated into the relevant sections.

General

Periscope

See the Periscope

Satellite Clock

See the Satellite clock

Earth Path Indicator

See the Earth path indicator

Altimeter

See the Altimeter

Longitudinal Accelerometer

See the Longititudinal Accelerometer

Hand Computer

See the Hand Computer

Chartboard

See the Chartboard

Attitude Rate Indicator

See the Attitude rate indicator

Celestial Charts

See the Celestial charts

Angular Rate Indicator

See the Angular rate indicator