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MA-1 Capsule Reassembled Aft
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| 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 |
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Mercury 8 in Hanger
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Mercury 8 in Hanger |
| Full Description |
Personnel in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Florida prepare Wally Schirra's Mercury 8 capsule nicknamed "Sigma 7" for delivery to the launch pad to be mated to the Atlas launch vehicle. |
| Date |
09/10/1962 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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John Glenn enters his Friend
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| Title |
John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule |
| Full Description |
Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury ?Friendship 7? capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit for his flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds. Onboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and the third American to fly in space. A faulty signal indicating a problem with the heat shield forced NASA mission controllers to cut the flight to only three orbits, but Glenn returned to Earth safely. |
| Date |
02/20/1967 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Launching of the Atlas/Agena
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| Title |
Launching of the Atlas/Agena from Pad 14 |
| Description |
The Atlas/Agena vehicle was launched on October 25, 1965 from Pad 14. Intended as a rendezvous target in the Gemini 6 mission, the Agena failed to achieve orbit, and the Gemini 6 mission was scrubbed. |
| Date Taken |
1965-10-25 |
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Atlas/Agena on Pad 14 during
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Atlas/Agena on Pad 14 during pre-launch operations |
| Description |
View of the Atlas/Agena on Pad 14 during pre-launch operations. The Agena is atop its Atlas launch vehicle. |
| Date Taken |
1965-10-25 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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| Title |
Agena Target Docking Vehicle liftoff prior to Gemini 8 launch |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle lifted off Launch Complex 14 at Cape Kennedy at 10 a.m. March 16, 1966, just prior to the Gemini 8 launch. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 8 spacecraft. A chase plane leaves a contrail in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1966-03-16 |
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Astronauts Stafford and Cern
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Astronauts Stafford and Cernan during Gemini 9/Agena Launch demonstration |
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Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (on left), command pilot, and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot, in Gemini 9 spacecraft in the White Room at Pad 19 during a Gemini 9 / Agena Simultaneous Launch Demonstration. This test is a coordinated countdown of the Atlas-Agena and the Gemini-Titan vehicles (33406), Stafford (right foreground) and Cernan prepare to enter the Gemini 9 spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19. NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corporation personnel stand by to assist with the insertion of the astronauts into the spacecraft (33407). |
| Date Taken |
1966-05-10 |
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ATDA atop Atlas launch vehic
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| Title |
ATDA atop Atlas launch vehicle launched from Kennedy Space Center |
| Description |
An Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) atop an Atlas launch vehicle is launched from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 14 at 10 a.m., June 1, 1966. The ATDA is a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 9-A space mission. |
| Date Taken |
1966-06-01 |
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Astronauts Stafford and Cern
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| Title |
Astronauts Stafford and Cernan during Gemini 9/Agena Launch demonstration |
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Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (on left), command pilot, and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot, in Gemini 9 spacecraft in the White Room at Pad 19 during a Gemini 9 / Agena Simultaneous Launch Demonstration. This test is a coordinated countdown of the Atlas-Agena and the Gemini-Titan vehicles (33406), Stafford (right foreground) and Cernan prepare to enter the Gemini 9 spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19. NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corporation personnel stand by to assist with the insertion of the astronauts into the spacecraft (33407). |
| Date Taken |
1966-05-10 |
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Agena Target Vehicle atop At
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| Title |
Agena Target Vehicle atop Atlas Launch vehicle launched from KSC |
| Description |
An Agena Target Vehicle atop its Atlas Launch vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 14 at 10:15 am.m., May 17, 1966. The Agena was intended as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 9 spacecraft. However, since the Agena failed to achieve orbit, the Gemini 9 mission was postponed. |
| Date Taken |
1966-05-17 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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| Title |
Agena Target Docking Vehicle during prelaunch preparations at Complex 14 |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle during prelaunch preparations at Launch Complex 14. The Agena will be a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 10 space flight. |
| Date Taken |
1966-07-18 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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| Title |
Agena Target Docking Vehicle during prelaunch preparations at Complex 14 |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 14 at 3:39 p.m., July 19, 1966. The Agena will be a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 10 space flight. |
| Date Taken |
1966-07-18 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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| Title |
Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop Atlas launch vehicle at Launch complex 14 |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle is ready for launch at Launch Complex 14. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 11 spacecraft. |
| Date Taken |
1966-09-12 |
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Launch of Agena Target Docki
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| Title |
Launch of Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop Atlas launch vehicle |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched fromt the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 14 at 6:05 a.m., September 12, 1966. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 11 spacecraft. |
| Date Taken |
1966-09-12 |
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Momument at Pad 14 honoring
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| Title |
Momument at Pad 14 honoring Project Mercury |
| Description |
Momument at Pad 14 honoring Project Mercury. The Arabic number 7 represents the seven original astronauts. The other figure is the astronomical symbol of the Planet Mercury. In background is the Gemini 12 Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle at Cape Kennedy, Florida. |
| Date Taken |
1966-11-09 |
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Agena Target Docking Vehicle
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| Title |
Agena Target Docking Vehicle launched from KSC |
| Description |
An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop its Atlas launch vehicle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 14 at 2:08 p.m., November 11, 1966. The Agena served as a rendezvous and docking vehicle for the Gemini 12 spacecraft. |
| Date Taken |
1966-11-11 |
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