Mercury-Redstone 1A
Mercury-Redstone 1A was the second Project Mercury Redstone qualification flight, testing the spacecraft and booster systems for suborbital operations.
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- MR-1AMercury Redstone 1A
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 1A
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Mercury-Redstone 1A was the second Project Mercury Redstone qualification flight, testing the spacecraft and booster systems for suborbital operations.
- End Date
- 1960-12-19
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- Outcome
- The qualification flight was successful and achieved 5 minutes 30 seconds of weightlessness.
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- Start Date
- 1960-12-19
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:59:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 24, 2026 at 14:13:50 UTC
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