...In other words, the acceleration that humans experience during the launch of a rocket and the subsequent weightlessness in space, the effects of cosmic radiation, and the mental state in a lonely environment were all unknown at the time and were to be experienced for the first time in this project. This research began in the infancy of the American space program before the launch of NASA, but the name Mercury was not given to the program until the end of 1958, after NASA was founded. The flight plan was divided into two stages: first, a manned satellite capsule would fly to an altitude of about 180 km and then fall on a ballistic trajectory, and then the satellite would orbit the Earth. ... *Some of the glossaries that mention "Mercury (space program)" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…すなわち人間がロケットの打上げで加わる加速度とその後宇宙で受ける無重量状態,宇宙放射線の影響,孤独な環境下での精神状態など,当時はすべて未知のことで,この計画において初めて経験されるべきことであった。この研究はNASA(ナサ)の発足以前のアメリカの宇宙計画の揺籃(ようらん)期に始められたが,計画名としてマーキュリーMercuryの名前がつけられたのはNASA設立後の1958年末になってからである。飛行計画は,まず有人衛星カプセルで高度約180kmまで上がって落下する弾道飛行を実施し,その後人工衛星軌道で地球を回るという二つの段階に分けて行われた。… ※「Mercury(宇宙計画)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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