Mercury-Redstone 2
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 2 flew NASA's MR-2 mission on 31 January 1961 carrying chimpanzee Ham. The spacecraft and biological objectives succeeded, although an engine overthrust condition produced a higher and longer trajectory than planned.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Redstone MR-2MR-2 launch vehicleHam launch vehicleRedstone 2
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 2
- Slug
- mercury-redstone-2
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 2 flew NASA's MR-2 mission on 31 January 1961 carrying chimpanzee Ham. The spacecraft and biological objectives succeeded, although an engine overthrust condition produced a higher and longer trajectory than planned.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qknpvb5vnj8dpxq8q2rv6758aek1k
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:40:22 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:40:22 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-01-31
- Serial Number
- 2
- Vehicle Code
- MR-2