Mercury-Redstone 1
Mercury-Redstone 1 was NASA’s first Mercury-Redstone qualification attempt. On November 21, 1960, the booster rose only a few inches before premature cutoff and settled back onto the pad; a ground-connector sequencing fault caused the failure.
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- Mercury-Redstone 1MR-1Mercury-Redstone qualification flightRedstone 1
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 1
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Mercury-Redstone 1 was NASA’s first Mercury-Redstone qualification attempt. On November 21, 1960, the booster rose only a few inches before premature cutoff and settled back onto the pad; a ground-connector sequencing fault caused the failure.
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- 1960-11-21
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- Outcome
- Premature booster cutoff left the vehicle upright on the pad; a ground-connector sequencing fault caused the qualification failure.
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- Start Date
- 1960-11-21
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:38:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:38:39 UTC
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