The Mercury capsule acted as its nosecone, and the astronaut — or astrochimp — held on for the ride. The first Mercury-Redstone launch attempt, MR-1, took place on Nov. 21, 1960 — just over ...

An early American spacecraft that survived two launches has touched down at a museum in Long Island, New York. Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) is now on display at the Cradle of Aviation.

From a Cape Canaveral blockhouse the seven Mercury astronauts watched tensely last week as the countdown neared zero. Atop a towering Redstone rocket rested the one-ton Mercury space capsule of the ...

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone rocket in a space capsule named Freedom 7. This was the ...

View Mercury Redstone 1 The first human-rated spacecraft to achieve a successful spaceflight Mercury Redstone 1 on pad with capsule 2 mated for launch by NASA on artnet. Browse upcoming and past ...

He named it Freedom 7, the number signifying the seven Mercury astronauts; NASA called the mission Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3). Lofted by a Redstone rocket, Shepard and his capsule attained a maximum ...

Before any human dared orbit the stars, a young chimpanzee named Ham took the leap. His journey from the jungles of Cameroon ...

He named it Freedom 7, the number signifying the seven Mercury astronauts; NASA called the mission Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3). Lofted by a Redstone rocket, Shepard and his capsule attained a maximum ...

View Mercury Redstone 3: The first American in space: Alan Shepard inside the Freedom 7 capsule for the first US launch into space By NASA; chromogenic print on fiber; 203×254 cm 8×10 in 203×254 cm ...

View The perfect launch but dramatic loss of the Liberty 7 capsule carrying the second American in space Gus Grissom two photos, NASA Mercury Redstone 4, 21 July 1961 by NASA on artnet. Browse ...