1960-suborb 5

Redstone-Mercury

USA

Fueling MR-1 in prepartation for launch.(NASA)

Flight Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) about to launch from Cape Canaveral on November 21, 1960. Notice the smoke begining to appear at the bottom of the rocket. This launch failed when the engine shut down immediately after liftoff, due to an electrical fault, causing the rocket to settle back on the launch stand. The rocket stayed upright and did not explode, but the escape tower jettisoned itself, and the capsule released its recovery parachutes while remaining attached to the booster.

MR-1 launching the escape rocket.(NASA)

Diagram of the Redstone-Mercury rocket.(NASA)

Launch vehicle:	Redstone-Mercury
Launch vehicle ID:	#1
Payload:	Mercury MR-1
Launch date:	21 Nov 1960
Launch site:	CC, LC54

Ref: #6, #118, #149 - update: 11.09.17