Stargazer2006 said:And yet, it seems that the SAMOS program also involved McDonnell, who had developed the MERCURY a couple of years before that. Indeed, it appears in the company's logs as the Model 164A and 164B (while Mercury was Model 133K through 133N). Why would McDonnell have developed a design to compete with its own?
Stargazer2006 said:"Developed in secret, the Samos E-5 spacecraft flew with a reconnaissance camera, but it was clearly an Air Force effort to develop a manned military spacecraft to rival Mercury."
And yet, it seems that the SAMOS program also involved McDonnell, who had developed the MERCURY a couple of years before that. Indeed, it appears in the company's logs as the Model 164A and 164B (while Mercury was Model 133K through 133N). Why would McDonnell have developed a design to compete with its own?
while Mercury was Model 133K through 133N
OM said:while Mercury was Model 133K through 133N
...Do we have a breakdown chart as to which production Mercury spacecraft were assigned which model numbers?