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

Spacecraft 12

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Production Mercury Spacecraft
Mercury Spacecraft
Flown Spacecraft
SC 1 9 May 1960
SC 4 29 Jul 1960
SC 3 8 Nov 1960
SC 2 21 Nov 1960
SC 2A 19 Dec 1960
SC 5 31 Jan 1961
SC 6 21 Feb 1961
SC 14 18 Mar 1961
SC 8 25 Apr 1961
SC 14A 28 Apr 1961
SC 7 5 May 1961
SC 11 21 Jul 1961
SC 8A 12 Sep 1961
SC 9 29 Nov 1961
SC 13 20 Feb 1962
SC 18 24 May 1962
SC 16 3 Oct 1962
SC 20 15-16 May 1962
Unflown Spacecraft
SC 10 SC 12
SC 15 SC 15A
SC 15B SC 17
SC 19

Mission

Unflown

Disposition

Reportedly in storage at the National Air and Space Museum

Chronology

6 March 1961 
The third in the series of development engineering inspections on Mercury spacecraft was held. At this time, spacecraft 12 and spacecraft 15 were inspected, and some 50 requests for alterations were made.
25 October 1961 
NASA Headquarters officially approved the Mercury extended range or 1-day mission program
1 November 1961 
The November 1961 Edition of SEDR-104 is published stating that spacecraft 12 had been assigned to be configured for an 18 orbit mission.
1 May 1962 
The May 1962 Edition of SEDR-104 is published which covers spacecraft 12.
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