MERCURY PROGRAM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth

Example:

under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

space program (a technological program intended to explore outer space)

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