Sunday, September 13, 2020

Mercury-Atlas 4 launched 1961


Mercury insignia


NASA launched the unmanned spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 4, September 13, 1961.  After two failed launches, one partial success and only one other complete success, Mercury-Atlas 4 completed all flight objectives successfully.  It orbited the Earth once and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean less than two hours after launch.


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