Liberty Bell 7
Liberty Bell 7 was Mercury spacecraft No. 11, flown by Gus Grissom on Mercury-Redstone 4. It completed the second United States crewed suborbital flight on July 21, 1961; Grissom escaped safely after splashdown, but the capsule sank when its hatch opened prematurely and was recovered from the Atlantic in 1999.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury spacecraft No. 11Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraftMR-4 capsule
- Name
- Liberty Bell 7
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Liberty Bell 7 was Mercury spacecraft No. 11, flown by Gus Grissom on Mercury-Redstone 4. It completed the second United States crewed suborbital flight on July 21, 1961; Grissom escaped safely after splashdown, but the capsule sank when its hatch opened prematurely and was recovered from the Atlantic in 1999.
- First Flight Date
- 1961-07-21
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:29:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 00:30:35 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-07-21
- Search Name
- Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft No. 11 Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft MR-4 capsule
- Serial Number
- 11
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 11