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English: An Atlas launch vehicle carrying the Big Joe capsule leaves its launching pad on a 2,000-mile ballistic flight to the altitude of 100 miles. The Big Joe capsule is a boilerplate model of the marned orbital capsule under NASA's Project Mercury. The capsule was recovered and studied for the effect of re-entry heat and other flight stresses. |
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Date | Taken on 9 September 1959 | ||
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Author | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | ||
Keywords InfoField | Mercury Capsule Test; Atlas-Big Joe |
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Image title | AN ATLAS LAUNCH VEHICLE CARRYING THE BIG JOE CAPSULE LEAVES ITS LAUNCH PAD ON A 2,000 MILE BALLISTIC FLIGHT TO ALTITUDES OF 100 MILES. THE BIG JOE CAPSULE IS A BOILERPLATE MODEL OF THE MANNED ORBITAL CAPSULE UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY NASA UNDER ITS PROJECT MERCURY. THE CAPSULE WASS RECOVERED AND STUDIED FOR THE EFFECT OF RE-ENTRY HEAT AND OTHER FLIGHT STRESSES. REF: NASA HQ M-41. (MIX FILE) |
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