Results of the First U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight February 20, 1962

• CONTENTS:
• FOREWORD.
• 1. OPERATION REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS
• 2. SPACECRAFT AND SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS
• 3. LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
• 4. LAUNCH-COMPLEX CHECKOUT AND LAUNCH-VEHICLE SYSTEMS
• 5. SPACECRAFT PREPARATION AND CHECKOUT
• 6. FLIGHT CONTROL AND FLIGHT PLAN
• 7. RECOVERY OPERATIONS
• 8. AEROMEDICAL PREPARATION AND RESULTS OF POSTFLIGHT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
• 9. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF THE ASTRONAUT
• 10. ASTRONAUT PREPARATION
• 11. PILOT PERFORMANCE
• 12. PILOT'S FLIGHT REPORT
• 13. SUMMARY OF RESULTS.
• APPENDIX A. MERCURY NETWORK PERFORMANCE SUMMARY FOR MA-6.
• APPENDIX B. AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MA-6 FLIGHT.
• APPENDIX C. DESCRIPTION OF THE MA-6 ASTRONOMICAL, METEOROLOGICAL, AND TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS.
• APPENDIX D. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE MA-6 FLIGHT IN THE FIELD OF SPACE SCIENCE.