Mercury-Atlas 4
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Mercury-Atlas 4 was an uncrewed test flight within NASA's Project Mercury program, launched on September 13, 1961, at 14:04:16 UTC from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. The mission'
The launch of Mercury-Atlas 4
Atlas LV-3B
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The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to send astronauts into lo
Mercury-Atlas 4
…NASA's Project Mercury, supporting the planning and development of upcoming crewed missions in the program. There were a series of delays getting the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft ready as the postflight findings from Mercury-Atlas 3 had necessitated extensive modifications to the booster. Atlas vehicle 88D…
An Atlas D LV-3B launching Mercury-Atlas 6
Description of Mercury-atlas orbital mission sequence
Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral GPN 2002 000045
Mercury Atlas 1 liftoff