OTD in Space – March 24: Mercury-Redstone BD Rocket Launches on Uncrewed Test Flight

On 1961, NASA's Mercury Redstone rocket launched on its last uncrewed flight before it started sending astronauts into space.
The Spokesman-Review

'The Clock Has Started:' Alan Shepard and the Mercury missions

Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...
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Case, Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, Mercury Escape System

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the motor case for the ...
Electronic Design

Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne: Two Different Missions that Shaped the Space Race (Part 2)

Part 2 explores the dramatically different approaches to the launch systems, and the surprising similarities in the factors that contributed to their success. Although they served very different ...
Mercury News

Here’s a look at the significance of sending animals to space

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to become the first great ape in space. Related Articles How to watch the ...
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Kit, Rocket, Flying Model, Mercury Redstone

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is an unassembled Mercury ...