Mercury-Atlas 4

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Q605618

test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft

1961-09-13T00:00:00Z
1961-09-13T00:00:00Z
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Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 1Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 1
Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 1 croppedAtlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 1 cropped
Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 2Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 2
Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 3Atlas D with MA-4 (Sep. 13, 1961) 3
MA-4 crewman simulatorMA-4 crewman simulator
MA-4 view of EarthMA-4 view of Earth
Mercury spacecraft attached to rocketMercury spacecraft attached to rocket
Mercury-Atlas 3 launch - cropped2Mercury-Atlas 3 launch - cropped2
Mercury-Atlas 4 capsule diagramMercury-Atlas 4 capsule diagram
Mercury-Atlas 4 launch - croppedMercury-Atlas 4 launch - cropped
Photograph of the West African Coast from the First Unmanned Mercury SpacecraftPhotograph of the West African Coast from the First Unmanned Mercury Spacecraft
S61-03249 (13 Sept. 1961) --- View of the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sept. 13, 1961. Photo credit: NASAS61-03249 (13 Sept. 1961) --- View of the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sept. 13, 1961. Photo credit: NASA