Mercury 7 Astronaut Memorial

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

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Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This public monument interpretive area is the Mercury 7 Memorial located at the entrance to Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The memorial area features several plaques and signage alongside the monument. Constructed of stainless steel, the piece is shaped in the form of the astronomical symbol for the planet Mercury and contains the number “7” for the seven Mercury astronauts. The memorial was dedicated in 1964 and contains a time capsule that President John F. Kennedy asked to be opened in 500 years, corresponding with the year 2464. The time capsule was placed in the center of the slab under a bronze plaque that overviews the site’s history and contains a quote from President Kennedy. The box contains technical reports and drawings of the capsule, photographs, a movie, and other mementos of the Mercury program.

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Keywords

Monument, Aerospace, Astronaut, Memorial, Mecury, Space engineers, Cold War, Laser scanning, Annotated, 3D laser scanning, Cape Canaveral, Space history, Time capsule, US Space Force, SLD 45, Friendship 7, Crewed missions

Extent

1 3-D Model

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Mercury 7 Astronaut Memorial" (2022). Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – 3D Historic Launch Complexes. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_cape_canaveral_3d/13