Launch VehicleRetired
Spacecraft Archive
Mercury-Redstone
Mercury
A modified Redstone ballistic missile used to launch the first two crewed Mercury flights on suborbital trajectories.
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Mercury • Retired
Overview
Built for the mission
A modified Redstone ballistic missile used to launch the first two crewed Mercury flights on suborbital trajectories.
Spacecraft Details
Type
Launch Vehicle
Manufacturer
Chrysler Corporation
Height
83 ft (25.3 m)
Stages
1
First Crewed Flight
May 5, 1961
Last Crewed Flight
July 21, 1961
Program
Mercury
Status
Retired
Related Program
Project Mercury
America's first human spaceflight program, proving astronauts could survive and work in space.
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