Mercury-Redstone 8
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 8 flew NASA's MR-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 on 21 July 1961, sending Gus Grissom aboard Liberty Bell 7 on the second United States human spaceflight and the final Mercury-Redstone mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Redstone MR-4MR-4 launch vehicleLiberty Bell 7 launch vehicleRedstone 8
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 8
- Slug
- mercury-redstone-8
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 8 flew NASA's MR-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 on 21 July 1961, sending Gus Grissom aboard Liberty Bell 7 on the second United States human spaceflight and the final Mercury-Redstone mission.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qknpvb5vnj8dpxq8q2rv6758aek1k
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:17:36 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:40:06 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-07-21
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-07-21
- Serial Number
- 8
- Vehicle Code
- MR-4