mercury_program | ||
1. | [ noun ] a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth | |
Examples: | "under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut" |
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Related terms: | space_program | |
Similar spelling: |
mercury-vapor_lamp mercury_poisoning mercury_barometer mercury_cell mercury_fulminate |