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Mercury Seven
group of seven Mercury astronauts
PGM-19 Jupiter
American ballistic missile
Vanguard
American small-lift launch vehicle
Corona
series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites
RM-81 Agena
American rocket upper stage and satellite support bus
1959 in spaceflight
overview of spaceflight-related events during the year of 1959
Thor
American rocket family
Little Joe 1
launch escape system test flight during Project Mercury
Little Joe
solid-fuel booster rocket used during Project Mercury
Luna 8K72
model of carrier rocket
Little Joe 2
equipment and biology test flight during Project Mercury
Big Joe 1
capsule reentry test flight during Project Mercury

Thor-Agena
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The launch vehicles used the Douglas-built Thor first stage and the Lockheed-built Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
Little Joe 1A
launch escape system test flight during Project Mercury
Little Joe 6
launch escape system test flight during Project Mercury
Beacon
NASA balloon satellite program