Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion
Full Description:
The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1's (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure and afterbody shingles. About one minute after liftoff MA-1 exploded and the remaining debris landed 7 miles off the Florida shore. The debris was collected and engineers attempted to reassemble MA-1 to determine the cause of the explosion.
Date:
07/29/1960
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Subject Category:
Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft
Subject Category:
Rocket Launches
Keywords:
Space
Keywords:
Explosion
Keywords:
Kennedy
Keywords:
Center
Keywords:
KSC
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Atlas
Keywords:
1
Keywords:
Shingles
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
07-29-1960
facet_when_year:
1960
Image #:
S-67-19582
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0043
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S-67-19582
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000043
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion