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class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Project_Mercury" title="Project Mercury">Mercury</a> spacecraft #2, used on both the <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_1" title="Mercury-Redstone 1">MR-1</a> and MR-1A flights, on display at <a href="/wiki/NASA_Ames_Exploration_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="NASA Ames Exploration Center">NASA Ames Exploration Center</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mission type</th><td class="infobox-data">Test flight</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mission duration</th><td class="infobox-data">15 minutes, 45 seconds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distance travelled</th><td class="infobox-data">378.2 kilometers (235.0 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Apogee</th><td class="infobox-data">210.3 kilometers (130.7 mi)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Spacecraft properties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spacecraft</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Project_Mercury#Spacecraft" title="Project Mercury">Mercury</a> No.2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell Aircraft">McDonnell Aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch mass</th><td class="infobox-data">1,230 kilograms (2,720 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Start of mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch date</th><td class="infobox-data">December 19, 1960, 16:15<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">1960-12-19UTC16:15Z</span>)</span> UTC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rocket</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle" title="Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle">Redstone MRLV</a> MR-3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Canaveral</a> <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Launch_Complex_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5">LC-5</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">End of mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recovered by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/USS_Valley_Forge_(CV-45)" title="USS Valley Forge (CV-45)">USS <i>Valley Forge</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing date</th><td class="infobox-data">December 19, 1960, 16:30<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">1960-12-19UTC16:31Z</span>)</span> UTC</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="" style="width:100%; text-align:center; border-top:1px #aaa solid"><a href="/wiki/Project_Mercury" title="Project Mercury">Project Mercury</a></div><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_1" title="Mercury-Redstone 1">Mercury-Redstone 1</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_2" title="Mercury-Redstone 2">Mercury-Redstone 2</a> →</div></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Mercury_program" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury program">Mercury</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle" title="Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle">Redstone</a> 1A</b> (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Launch_Complex_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5">LC-5</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral" title="Cape Canaveral">Cape Canaveral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to <a href="/wiki/Flight_qualify" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight qualify">qualify</a> the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight. The spacecraft tested its instrumentation, posigrade rockets, <a href="/wiki/Retrorocket" title="Retrorocket">retrorockets</a> and recovery system. The mission was completely successful. The Mercury capsule reached an altitude of 130 miles (210 km) and a range of 235 miles (378 km). The launch vehicle reached a slightly higher velocity than expected - 4,909 miles per hour (7,900 km/h). The Mercury spacecraft was recovered from the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> by recovery helicopters about 15 minutes after landing. Serial numbers: Mercury Spacecraft #2 was reflown on MR-1A, together with the escape tower from Capsule #8 and the antenna fairing from Capsule #10. Redstone MRLV-3 was used. The flight time was 15 minutes and 45 seconds. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mercury-Redstone_suborbital_flight_events">Mercury-Redstone suborbital flight events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury-Redstone_1A&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mercury-Redstone suborbital flight events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MR-1A_liftoff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MR-1A_liftoff.jpg/237px-MR-1A_liftoff.jpg" decoding="async" width="237" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MR-1A_liftoff.jpg/356px-MR-1A_liftoff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MR-1A_liftoff.jpg/474px-MR-1A_liftoff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3495" data-file-height="4036" /></a><figcaption>MR-1A Launch</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>T+ Time </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:00:00 </td> <td>Liftoff </td> <td>Mercury-Redstone lifts off, onboard clock starts. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:00:16 </td> <td>Pitch Program </td> <td>Redstone pitches over 2 deg/s from 90 deg to 45 deg. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:00:40 </td> <td>End Pitch Program </td> <td>Redstone reaches 45 deg pitch. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:01:24 </td> <td>Max Q </td> <td>Maximum dynamic pressure ~575 lb/sq ft (27,500 Pa) </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:02:20 </td> <td>BECO </td> <td>Redstone engine shutdown - Booster Engine Cutoff. Velocity 5,200 mph (8,400 km/h) </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:02:22 </td> <td>Tower Jettison </td> <td>Escape Tower Jettison </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:02:24 </td> <td>Capsule Separation </td> <td>Posigrade rockets fire for 1 s giving 15 ft/s (4.6 m/s) separation. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:02:35 </td> <td>Turnaround Maneuver </td> <td>Capsule (ASCS) system rotates capsule 180 degrees, to heat shield forward attitude. Nose is pitched down 34 degrees to retro fire position. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:05:00 </td> <td>Apogee </td> <td>Apogee of about 115 miles (185 km) reached at 150 miles (240 km) downrange from launch site. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:05:15 </td> <td>Retrofire </td> <td>Three retrorockets fire for 10 seconds each. They are started at 5 second intervals, firing overlaps. Delta V of 550 ft/s (170 m/s) is taken off forward velocity. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:05:45 </td> <td>Retract Periscope </td> <td>Periscope is automatically retracted in preparation for reentry. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:06:15 </td> <td>Retro Pack Jettison </td> <td>One minute after retrofire, retro pack is jettisoned, leaving heatshield clear. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:06:20 </td> <td>Retro Attitude Maneuver </td> <td>(ASCS) orients capsule in 34 degrees nose down pitch, 0 degrees roll, 0 degrees yaw. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:07:15 </td> <td>.05 G Maneuver </td> <td>(ASCS) detects beginning of reentry and rolls capsule at 10 deg/s to stabilize capsule during reentry. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:09:38 </td> <td>Drogue Parachute Deploy </td> <td>Drogue parachute deployed at 22,000 ft (6,700 m) slowing descent to 365 ft/s (111 m/s) and stabilizing capsule. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:09:45 </td> <td>Snorkel Deploy </td> <td>Fresh air snorkel deploys at 20,000 ft (6,100 m). (ECS) switches to emergency oxygen rate to cool cabin. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:10:15 </td> <td>Main Parachute Deploy </td> <td>Main parachute deploys at 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Descent rate slows to 30 ft/s (9.1 m/s). </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:10:20 </td> <td>Landing Bag Deploy </td> <td>Landing Bag Deploys, dropping heat shield down 4 ft (1.2 m). </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:10:20 </td> <td>Fuel Dump </td> <td>Remaining hydrogen peroxide fuel automatically dumped. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:15:30 </td> <td>Splashdown </td> <td>Capsule lands in water about 300 miles (480 km) downrange from launch site. </td></tr> <tr> <td>T+00:15:30 </td> <td>Rescue Aids Deploy </td> <td>Rescue aid package deployed. The package includes green dye marker, recovery radio beacon and whip antenna. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_location">Current location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury-Redstone_1A&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercury spacecraft #2, used in both the <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_1" title="Mercury-Redstone 1">Mercury-Redstone 1</a> and Mercury-Redstone 1A missions, was displayed at the <a href="/wiki/NASA_Ames_Exploration_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="NASA Ames Exploration Center">NASA Ames Exploration Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moffett_Federal_Airfield" title="Moffett Federal Airfield">Moffett Federal Airfield</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until 2022 when it was relocated to the <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Aviation_Museum" title="Cradle of Aviation Museum">Cradle of Aviation Museum</a> in Garden City, NY.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury-Redstone_1A&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This is the mass of the spacecraft after separation from the booster, including all spacecraft consumables. It excludes the escape tower, which was jettisoned before spacecraft separation, and the spacecraft-booster adapter, which remained attached to the booster. Note that Mercury spacecraft #2 lacked some of the equipment present in the spacecraft used on the crewed Mercury flights.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury-Redstone_1A&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Splashdown_(spacecraft_landing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Splashdown (spacecraft landing)">Splashdown</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury-Redstone_1A&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Suborbit: <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_3" title="Mercury-Redstone 3"><i>Freedom 7</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_4" title="Mercury-Redstone 4"><i>Liberty Bell 7</i></a></li> <li>Earth orbit: <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_6" title="Mercury-Atlas 6"><i>Friendship 7</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_7" title="Mercury-Atlas 7"><i>Aurora 7</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_8" title="Mercury-Atlas 8"><i>Sigma 7</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_9" title="Mercury-Atlas 9"><i>Faith 7</i></a></li> <li>Cancelled: <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_10" title="Mercury-Atlas 10"><i>Freedom 7 II</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Uncrewed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Little_Joe_1" title="Little Joe 1">Little Joe 1</a></li> 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title="Gus Grissom">Gus Grissom</a></li> <li>Earth orbit: <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">John Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Carpenter" title="Scott Carpenter">Scott Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Schirra" title="Wally Schirra">Wally Schirra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Cooper" title="Gordon Cooper">Gordon Cooper</a></li> <li>Did not fly: <a href="/wiki/Deke_Slayton" title="Deke Slayton">Deke Slayton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Mark_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Mark IV">Navy Mark IV</a> (space suit)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subprograms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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href="/wiki/North_American_Aviation" title="North American Aviation">North American Aviation</a> (Little Joe rocket)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B" title="Atlas LV-3B">Atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle" title="Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle">Redstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">Blue Scout II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Joe_(rocket)" title="Little Joe (rocket)">Little Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-19_Jupiter" title="PGM-19 Jupiter">Jupiter</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Launch sites<br />and Control Center</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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