Mercury-Redstone 1
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 1 was used for NASA's MR-1 qualification attempt on 21 November 1960. It rose only a few inches before premature booster cutoff, settled back onto the pad, and remained upright; a ground-connector sequencing fault caused the failure.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Redstone MR-1MR-1 launch vehicleRedstone 1
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 1 was used for NASA's MR-1 qualification attempt on 21 November 1960. It rose only a few inches before premature booster cutoff, settled back onto the pad, and remained upright; a ground-connector sequencing fault caused the failure.
- First Flight Date
- 1960-11-21
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:40:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:40:11 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-11-21
- Search Name
- Mercury-Redstone 1 Mercury-Redstone MR-1 MR-1 launch vehicle Redstone 1
- Serial Number
- 1
- Vehicle Code
- MR-1