Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 4
Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The 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.
Mercury-Redstone 4
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, MRLV-8. The spacecraft, Mercury capsule #11, was nicknamed the Liberty Bell 7, and it was piloted by the astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
Mercury No.11
Serial 11
Launch Crew Count 1
Status Single Use
Landing Time 1961-07-21T12:36:00+0000
Crew
Gus Grissom
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1926-04-03
Deceased 1967-01-27
Status Lost In Training
Type Government
Redstone MRLV
Height 25.41 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 1.78 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 30 Tonnes
Launch Success 5
Consecutive Success 5
Maiden Flight 1960-11-21
Launch Failures 1
Programs
Mercury
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.
