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What was the main goal of Project Mercury, America's first human spaceflight program?

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  1. To land on the Moon
  2. To build a space station
  3. To see if a person could survive spaceflight

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  1. CAP Aerospace Dimensions Module 6, Spacecraft akwg.cap.gov/media/cms/Module_6__Spacecraft_E6C71F472ACC8_abd28.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.

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