Big Joe 1

Big Joe 1 (Atlas-10D) launched an uncrewed boilerplate Mercury capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 9 September 1959. The purposes of the Big Joe 1 were to test the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield, afterbody heating, reentry dynamics attitude control and recovery capability. It was also the first launch of a spacecraft in Project Mercury.

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1959  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Atlas-10D; BJ-1
sub-orbital spaceflight, flight testing, sub-orbital spaceflight, SM-65D Atlas, 

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1959 Big Joe 1

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landing

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rocket launch

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Frameless

Atlas 10D, Mercury McDonnell Space Capsule. Date- 08-12-1959 (21662698705) (2)

Big Joe 1 on Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral (2)

Big Joe 1 on Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral

Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral - GPN-2002-000045

Big Joe 1 - launch photo - B59-00556

Big Joe 1 - launch photo

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Atlas 10D, Mercury McDonnell Space Capsule. Date- 08-12-1959 (21662698705) (2)		Commons
commons	image		Big Joe 1 on Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral (2)		Commons
commons	image		Big Joe 1 on Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral		Commons
commons	image		Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral - GPN-2002-000045		Commons
commons	image		Big Joe 1 - launch photo - B59-00556		Commons
commons	image		Big Joe 1 - launch photo		Commons