NASA Photo ID: S61-01226           File Name: 10073435.jpg
Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 08/10/61
Title: Launch of Mercury-Redstone vehicle 2 on Jan. 21, 1961
Description:
Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 2 vehicle on Jan. 21, 1961. Statistics of
the  flight include: Altitude: 108 miles; Speed: 13,000 mph.; and Recovered
1,425  miles downrange.                   
Subject terms:
FLORIDA                                 
LAUNCH VEHICLES                         
LAUNCHING                               
LAUNCHING PADS                          
LAUNCHING SITES                         
MERCURY MR-2 FLIGHT                     
MERCURY SPACECRAFT
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