Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Ham Tries Out His Life Support System
Full Description:
Ham tries out his combination couch and life support system in preparation for his flight in Mercury Redstone-2 (MR-2). The couch is plugged into the circuit that normally would supply the astronaut's full pressure suit. The MR-2 flight was one in a series of flights that led to the manned orbital flights of NASA's Project Mercury program.
Date:
01/28/1961
NASA Center:
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Keywords:
Ham
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Redstone
Keywords:
MR-2
Keywords:
Life
Keywords:
Support
Keywords:
System
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
01-28-1961
facet_when_year:
1961
Image #:
61-MR2-7A
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0046
Center:
KSC
Center Number:
61-MR2-7A
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000046
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Ham Tries Out His Life Support System