Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral
Full Description:
Big Joe ready for launch at Cape Canaveral, FL. The objective of "Big Joe" was to test the ablating heatshield. The flight was both a success and failure ? the heatshield survived reentry and was in remarkably good condition when retrieved from the Atlantic. The Atlas-D booster, however, failed to stage and separated too late from the Mercury capsule.
Date:
09/09/1959
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Subject Category:
Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft
Subject Category:
Rocket Launches
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Joe
Keywords:
Atlas
Keywords:
Big
Keywords:
Heatsheild
Keywords:
D
Keywords:
Capsule
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_when:
09-09-1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Image #:
B-59-714
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0045
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
B-59-714
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000045
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral