Space history curator Michael Neufeld explores the history of Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39 ... mostly in numerical order. The Mercury-Redstone missions used LC-5, Mercury-Atlas ...
On January 31, 1961, Ham was secured in a specially designed capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket at Cape Canaveral ... Ham endured extreme conditions, including high G-forces during launch and ...
The booster on the pad at Cape Canaveral was a Redstone, a militarily obsolete but reliable Army rocket. Perched on its nose was a Mercury space capsule, designed to carry a man into orbit and ...
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The Mercury Rocket vs. Sputnik: How the U.S. Fell BehindThe Mercury Rocket was supposed to put the U.S. ahead, but despite its early victories, it was quickly replaced. Why? Find out the fascinating history behind this pioneering spacecraft.
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