Mercury-Redstone 3
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 3 replaced booster 1 for NASA's MR-1A mission on 19 December 1960. The successful uncrewed suborbital flight qualified the spacecraft-launch-vehicle combination, abort system, recovery operations, and key spacecraft systems.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Redstone MR-1AMR-1A launch vehicleRedstone 3
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 3
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 3 replaced booster 1 for NASA's MR-1A mission on 19 December 1960. The successful uncrewed suborbital flight qualified the spacecraft-launch-vehicle combination, abort system, recovery operations, and key spacecraft systems.
- First Flight Date
- 1960-12-19
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:40:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:40:16 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-12-19
- Search Name
- Mercury-Redstone 3 Mercury-Redstone MR-1A MR-1A launch vehicle Redstone 3
- Serial Number
- 3
- Vehicle Code
- MR-1A