Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 2
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Feb. 21, 1961, 2:10 p.m. - Feb. 21, 1961, 2:10 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Feb. 21, 1961, 2:10 p.m. - Feb. 21, 1961, 2:10 p.m.
Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an unmanned 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.
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to send astronauts into low Earth orbit. Manufactured by American aircraft manufacturing company Convair, it was derived from the SM-65D Atlas missile, and was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Mercury No.6 is the Mercury capsule used for the Mercury-Atlas 2 mission.
Mercury DetailsThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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