Mercury-Redstone 1A was the second Project Mercury Redstone qualification flight, testing the spacecraft and booster systems for suborbital operations.
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Identity
Aliases
MR-1AMercury Redstone 1A
Name
Mercury-Redstone 1A
Status
completed
Details
Astronauts
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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
Launch Site
Outcome
The qualification flight was successful and achieved 5 minutes 30 seconds of weightlessness.