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Mercury Project unmanned test mission MR-1

(Mercury - Redstone 1)

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MR-1 was the tenth unmanned launch of the Mercury Project.

Crew
Unmanned

Milestones
n/a

Payload
Spacecraft No. 2, Launch Vehicle MR-1

Mission Objective
Qualify Spacecraft / Redstone combination

Orbit
Altitude: 0 statute miles
Orbits: 0
Duration: 2 seconds
Distance: 0 statute miles

Launch
Nov 21, 1960

Landing
n/a


Mission Highlights
Mission Failure

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