#mercuryredstone

[hotrodsmitty]

Souvenirs from @kennedyspacecenter #MercuryProgram #NASA #MercuryRedstone #MercuryAtlas #alanshepard #GusGrissom #JohnGlenn #steelyeyedmissilemen https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-zaL6PX61/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lykinsfilms]

Just an MR7 Rocket sitting off in the woods. ~ The Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, designed for NASA's Project Mercury, was the first American crewed space booster. It was used for six sub-orbital Mercury flights from 1960–61; culminating with the launch of the first, and 11 weeks later, the second American in space. Wikipedia #mr7 #launchvehicle #mercuryredstone #rocket #urbex #urbexphotography #urbexdecay #riseofthelykins https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_tHnAAB9o/?igshid=1rpo3wvstg3by

[greatdanestudios]

commemorating John Glenn's 1st orbital flight in the Friendship 7 spacecraft for NASA on February 20th, 1962. Glenn completed 3 orbits and covered nearly 66,000 miles in just under 5 hours time.. . . #100daysofleavesandcachets #100dayproject #the100dayproject #stampcollecting #artcachet #philately #firstdaycover #mailart #artdaily #mnartist #projectmercury #spacerace #NASA #spaceflight #1962 #spacehistory #mercuryredstone #redstonerocket #friendship7 #johnglenn #astronaut (at Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center)