Mercury Monument tablet |
This is the tablet on the Mercury Monument. At the top is an equation describing the velocity of an object in orbit. The text on the tablet reads as follows:
TO MAN IN THIS COUNTRY ··· THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MANNED FLIGHT IN ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH."
THIRTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THIS MARKER COMMEMORATES THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S PROJECT MERCURY, WHICH FIRST PUT FREE MEN INTO SPACE. THE FOUR MANNED ORBITAL CAPSULES WERE BOOSTED INTO SPACE BY ATLAS ROCKETS, WHICH WERE LAUNCHED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM COMPLEX 14, LOCATED 2200 FEET EAST OF HERE AT 28° 29' 27.1428" NORTH LATITUDE AND 80° 32' 49.6107 WEST LONGITUDE. CONTAINED IN A CAPSULE HEREIN TO BE OPENED IN THE YEAR 2464 A.D. ARE TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THESE FLIGHTS. WOMEN OF THE FREE WORLD WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF PROJECT MERCURY.
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The Latin inscription at the bottom roughly translates to If you seek his monument, look about you.
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Photo courtesy of Steve Sanders Mission Flight Control Officer, CCAFS |
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