Mercury Project (other)
Mercury project may refer to: * Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program of the U.S., 1958–1963 * ''Project Mercury'' (album), by Rosetta and Balboa, 2007 * Mercury (satellite), a series of three U.S. spy satellites launched in the 1990s * Game Gear console, developed as Project Mercury * ''Rocket's Red Glare'', a 2000 TV movie originally titled ''Mercury Project'' * Project Mercury, a prototype of Linksys iPhone See also * Mercury program (other) * Mercury (other) Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Mercury ...

Project Mercury
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted 20 uncrewed developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $ (adjusted for inflation). The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. The Space Race began with the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1. This came as a shock to the American public, and led to the creation of NASA to expedite existing US space exploration efforts, and place most of them under civilian control. After the successful launch of the Explorer 1 satellite in 1958, crewed spacef ...
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Project Mercury (album)
''Project Mercury'' is a split album by Rosetta and Balboa. The title is derived from the 1959 United States human spaceflight of the same name. It was released on April 24, 2007 through the now defunct record label Level Plane Level Plane was an American independent record label based in New York City that was founded in early 1997 by Greg Drudy for the release of Saetia's first 7". Drudy ran the label until it ceased to exist in 2009. It released records in a variety .... Track listing Personnel ;Rosetta * Michael Armine – sound manipulation, vocals * David Grossman – bass, vocals * Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – drums * J. Matthew Weed – guitar, violin ;Balboa * Peter Bloom - vocals * Armando Morales - bass * Dave Pacifico – guitar * Drew Juergens – drums ;Samples * Mike Armine on "TMA-1" and "Project Mercury" ;Production * Mastered by Alan Douches ;Artwork * Art design by Paul Jeffrey References 2007 albums Balboa (band) albums Level Plane Records albu ...
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Mercury (satellite)
Mercury, also known as Advanced Vortex, was a series of three United States spy satellites launched in the 1990s. These satellites were launched and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office with the participation of the United States Air Force. Two of the three launches from Cape Canaveral were successful, with the third failing to achieve orbit. The satellites collect SIGINT from near- geosynchronous orbits. Their precise mission and capabilities are highly classified, but they are widely believed to be successors to the Vortex/Chalet satellites. The last launch attempt, on 12 August 1998 failed, with the USD $700–800 million satellite and the $344 million Titan IV(401)A launch vehicle exploding over the Atlantic Ocean. The failure was caused by a short circuit in the guidance system, which lost power and reset, causing the vehicle to pitch over. This in turn led to premature separation of one of the SRBs, which automatically self-destructed. The resulting explos ...
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Game Gear
The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, the Atari Lynx, and NEC's TurboExpress. It shares much of its hardware with the Master System, and can play Master System games by the use of an adapter. Sega positioned the Game Gear, which had a full-color backlit screen with a landscape format, as a technologically superior handheld to the Game Boy. Though the Game Gear was rushed to market, its unique game library and price point gave it an edge over the Atari Lynx and TurboExpress. However, due to its short battery life, lack of original games, and weak support from Sega, the Game Gear was unable to surpass the Game Boy, selling 10.62 million units by March 1996. The Game Gear was discontinued in 1997. It was re-released as a budget system by Majesco Entertainment in 2000, under li ...
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Rocket's Red Glare
''Rocket's Red Glare'' is an American television film that originally aired on Fox Family on August 27, 2000. The film stars Robert Wagner, Marilu Henner, and Ryan Merriman. ''Rocket's Red Glare'' was originally titled ''Mercury Project''. Premise Teenager Todd Baker (Merriman) and his former astronaut grandfather Gus (Wagner) team up to rebuild a Mercury Redstone Rocket for Todd's school project. Cast * Robert Wagner as Gus Baker * Ryan Merriman as Todd Baker * Marilu Henner as Meg Baker * Fred Coffin as Mitch Greer * Danielle Fishel as Sarah Miller * John Finn as Wyatt Claybourne * Duane A. Lamb as himself (Col Lamb) * Sarah Lancaster as Carol * Clayton Landey as Colonel Vincenze * Cory Pendergast as Jason Jones * Joel Polis as Colonel Mitchell * Taryn Reif as Jen Karsten * Bill Timoney as Pete Baker * Brandon Tyler as Vic Henry * Matt Winston as Mr. Lake * Alan Bean as Himself * Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was ...
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Linksys IPhone
The Linksys iPhone was a line of internet appliances from Cisco Systems. The first iPhone model – released by Infogear in 1998 – combined the features of a regular phone and a web terminal. The company was later purchased by Cisco and no new products were marketed under the name between 2001 and 2006. At the end of 2006, Cisco rebranded its Linksys VoIP-based phones under the name, shortly before Apple released an iPhone of its own. This led to a trademark dispute between the two companies, which was resolved on February 20, 2007. History InfoGear iPhone The first iPhone was released in 1998 by InfoGear Technology Corporation. In 1997, prior to the release of iPhone, Infogear entered into a partnership with Cidco of Morgan Hill, California. The iPhone was an innovative internet appliance that featured a sliding keyboard and an LCD touchscreen that accessed an embedded web browser and an email client. It was one of the first wave of internet appliances, preceding ...
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Mercury Program (other)
The Mercury program was Project Mercury, the first successful American crewed spaceflight program, 1958–63. Mercury Program may also refer to: *The Mercury Program, an American post-rock band formed 1997 Other uses *''The Mercury Theatre on the Air'', radio program * ''Mercury'' (TV series), TV program See also *Mercury project (other) *Mercury (other) Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Mercury ...