Mercury-Atlas 2

Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an uncrewed test flight of the Mercury program using the Atlas rocket. It launched on February 21, 1961, at 14:10 UTC, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.

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1961 Mercury-Atlas 2

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Mercury-Atlas 2 liftoff

Launch of Mercury-Atlas - GPN-2003-00036

The launch of the Mercury Atlas (MA-2), an unmarned suborbital Mercury capsule test on February 24, 1961.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 2 liftoff		Commons
commons	image		Launch of Mercury-Atlas - GPN-2003-00036		Commons
commons	image		The launch of the Mercury Atlas (MA-2), an unmarned suborbital Mercury capsule test on February 24, 1961.		Commons