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The first spacecraft to land on Mercury was NASA's MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft, which landed on the surface of Mercury on April 30, 2015. MESSENGER was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury and provided valuable scientific data about the planet.
The first US manned spacecraft was named Mercury.
Alan Shepard's spacecraft was named "Freedom 7." It was the first spacecraft to carry an American into space on May 5, 1961.
Mercury
Yes, NASA's Messenger spacecraft was the first to orbit Mercury. The European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission, launched in 2018, is currently en route to Mercury for a joint investigation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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By the space race
None. Mercury was discovered before spacecraft were invented.
they found mercury at the LOST AND FOUND!
The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER. The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER.
The NASA spacecraft currently orbiting Mercury is called the MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft.
The one man spacecraft was called the Mercury .
The first spacecraft to land on Mercury was NASA's MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft, which landed on the surface of Mercury on April 30, 2015. MESSENGER was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury and provided valuable scientific data about the planet.
The Apollo 11 was a bigger spacecraft ,then mercury or Gemini spacecraft.
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Mercury.
The Mariner 10 probe was the first spacecraft to visit Mercury in the 1970s. It made three flybys of the planet in 1974 and 1975, capturing images and data that provided valuable insights into Mercury's surface and environment.