Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 4
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Redstone MRLV · Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 30th launch · 11th this year
July 21, 1961Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 21, 12:20 – Jul 21, 12:20 UTC
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Mercury-Redstone 4
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, MRLV-8. The spacecraft, Mercury capsule #11, was nicknamed the Liberty Bell 7, and it was piloted by the astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
Human Exploration · Suborbital (Sub)
Crew
Gus GrissomPilot · NASA
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