<\/i> <\/label>\n<\/form>\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tThe location could not be found.\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/span> Project Mercury<\/h3> 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 twenty unmanned developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $2.2\u00a0billion adjusted for inflation.[1][n 2] The astronauts were collectively known as the \"Mercury Seven\", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a \"7\" by its pilot.\n<\/p>
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, manned spaceflight became the next goal. The Soviet Union put the first human, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, into a single orbit aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. Shortly after this, on May 5, the US launched its first astronaut, Alan Shepard, on a suborbital flight. Soviet Gherman Titov followed with a day-long orbital flight in August 1961. The US reached its orbital goal on February 20, 1962, when John Glenn made three orbits around the Earth. When Mercury ended in May 1963, both nations had sent six people into space, but the Soviets led the US in total time spent in space.\n<\/p>
The Mercury space capsule was produced by McDonnell Aircraft, and carried supplies of water, food and oxygen for about one day in a pressurized cabin. Mercury flights were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on launch vehicles modified from the Redstone and Atlas D missiles. The capsule was fitted with a launch escape rocket to carry it safely away from the launch vehicle in case of a failure. The flight was designed to be controlled from the ground via the Manned Space Flight Network, a system of tracking and communications stations; back-up controls were outfitted on board. Small retrorockets were used to bring the spacecraft out of its orbit, after which an ablative heat shield protected it from the heat of atmospheric reentry. Finally, a parachute slowed the craft for a water landing. Both astronaut and capsule were recovered by helicopters deployed from a US Navy ship.\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Bump Life Studios<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 1<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUltrasound Imaging Centers, Massage TherapyPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t540 Hughes Rd, Ste 8, Madison, AL 35758\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lilith Whyte, MD<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 2<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tObstetricians & GynecologistsPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t185 Whitesport Dr SW, Ste 6, Huntsville, AL 35801\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Valley Center for Nerve Studies and Rehabilitation<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 1<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tDoctorsPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t2227 Drake Ave, Huntsville, AL 35805\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Michael F. Carter, MD, PC<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 3<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFamily PracticePhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1102 Gleneagles Dr, Huntsville, AL 35801\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Center For Colon and Digestive Diseases<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 3<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterologistPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t119 Longwood Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Madison Imaging Center<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 1<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tMedical CentersPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t8375 Highway 72 W, Madison, AL 35758\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Madison Vein Center<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 1<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tVascular MedicinePhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t8075 Madison Blvd, Ste 112, Madison, AL 35758\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Center For Colon and Digestive Diseases<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 2<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tDoctorsPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t333 Whitesport Dr SW, Ste 301, Huntsville, AL 35801\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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American Family Care<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 4<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFamily Practice, Urgent Care, Medical CentersPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t8151 Whitesburg Dr, Huntsville, AL 35802\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Babies Etc OB-Gyn<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 3<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tObstetricians & GynecologistsPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t235 Portal Ln, Ste A, Madison, AL 35758\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>