Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 1A

Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to qualify the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: December 19, 1960 at 04:15 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Redstone
  • Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Mission type: Test Flight