Turn up the dial. What was the first American man-in-space program called?

Project Mercury was the United States’ first man-in-space program, consisting of six manned spaceflights in the early '60s. Launched in 1958, the program's aims were two-fold: 1) Orbit Earth and 2) Study man's ability to function in space.

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