Hand Controller inside the Mercury Freedom 7 capsule

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Piloted by Alan Shephard, the first American in space.

Note the mechanical linkages to thruster valves. No fly-by-wire controls here.

One response to “Hand Controller inside the Mercury Freedom 7 capsule”

jurvetson

Mar 12, 2023 at 8:38 pm

And the white flex hoses look just like the one on my Mercury spacesuit, here

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