SPACE PROGRESS: Recover 'man-in-space' Capsule Successful
SPACE PROGRESS: Recover 'man-in-space' Capsule Successful
Clip: 363720_1_1
Year Shot: 1960
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1679
Original Film: 033-103-01
HD: N/A
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Timecode: 00:45:12 - 00:46:40
SPACE PROGRESS: Recover 'man-in-space' Capsule Successful The firing into space and recovery of a one-ton space capsule of the design which will carry America s first project mercury astronaut marks a major stride in the nation's man-in-space program. The capsule is fired 130 miles up from cape Canaveral, atop a giant red stone rocket, and is successfully recovered 220 miles down the Atlantic firing range. MR-1A rocket.