File:Mercury-Atlas 2 liftoff.jpg

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English: Launch of the unmanned Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) vehicle for a suborbital test flight of the Mercury capsule. The upper part of Atlas is strengthened by an eight-inch wide stainless steel band. The capsule was recovered less than one hour after launch. The altitude was 108 miles. Speed was 13,000 mph. Recovered 1,425 miles downrange.
Date Taken on 21 February 1961
Source http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/mercury/mercury_ov/html/s61-01226.html
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