Mercury-Redstone 1A Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
19 Dec 1960, 4:15pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 5
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Mercury
Mission
Mercury-Redstone 1A
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Suborbital
Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to qualify the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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