MR-1A Capsule Launch; USS Constellation Fire 1960/12/22

1) Cape Canaveral launch of unmanned Mercury capsule by Redstone rocket, the MR-1A capsule (glitches), fired down-range, griefly into space, then landed, total flight of 16 minutes, people examine recovered capsule
2) "Carrier Fire Is Probed" - USS Constellation in Brooklyn Navy Yard, nearly completed, but gutted by large fire, Navy Secretary speaks.

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• Canaveral
• space
• MR1A
• USS
• Constellation

[1eveready]

because of "connie's" always being first, I made rank fast...Kitty Hawk was the first Constellation

[bobbycv64]

I served on this ship CV64 USS Constellation, always the first:

First Air Strikes on Vietnam

First Ace of the Vietnam War - yes, a SAILOR beat the USAF

First Strikes against Iraq 2003

Cool eh, and you all saw this on TV :-)

The first US Navy ship was Constellation 1797, there is a Constellation in Baltimore, MD 1854 series and this great ship 1961. Good Stuff :-)

[GatewayGhettoProd]

Yay McDonnell-Douglas!

[Kvartet]

wow the redstone! and mercury

[kingeys]

whattaa!!!!111

[shirehorses]

thanks for posting, this is so important im so pleased you have put this up for people many thanks