Mercury-Atlas 3 Test Launch

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Mercury-Atlas 3 Test Launch
Mercury-Atlas 3 Test Launch

A NASA Project Mercury spacecraft was test launched at 11:15 AM EST on April 25, 1961 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in a test designed to qualify the Mercury Spacecraft and all systems, which must function during orbit and reentry from orbit. The Mercury-Atlas vehicle was destroyed by Range Safety Officer about 40 seconds after liftoff. The spacecraft was recovered and appeared to be in good condition. Atlas was designed to launch payloads into low Earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. NASA first launched Atlas as a space launch vehicle in 1958.

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Image Number: NIX-61-MA3-6
Date: April 25, 1961

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Taken on: April 25, 1961
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