Mercury-Atlas 6 then announced the team members for the next two Mercury missions.
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12 Facts About Mercury-Atlas 6
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Mercury-Atlas 6 described the view as "a beautiful sight, looking eastward across the Atlantic".
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Mercury-Atlas 6 allowed the spacecraft to continue the yaw maneuver until it was facing into its flight path.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 said the sun set fast, but not as quickly as he had expected.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 looked for but failed to see the dim light phenomenon known as the zodiacal light; his eyes had insufficient time to adapt to the darkness.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 saw a very bright light and what appeared to be the outline of a city.
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7.
Mercury-Atlas 6 tried different control modes to see which used the least fuel to maintain attitude.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 then switched back to the manual fly-by-wire system and flew the spacecraft in that mode for the remainder of the flight.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 asked to be certified as eligible for his regular flight pay.
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Mercury-Atlas 6 activated the auxiliary damping system, which helped to stabilize the large yaw and roll rates.
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11.
Mercury-Atlas 6 toggled the switch and the green light confirmation came on.
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12.
Mercury-Atlas 6 told the ship's crew to stand clear and hit the hatch detonator plunger with the back of his hand.
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