Images
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Fueling MR-1 in preparation for launch.
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MR-1 at the moment of ignition.
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MR-1 launching the escape rocket.
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Mercury spacecraft #2, used on both the MR-1 and MR-1A missions.
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Spacecraft #2 in an unfinished state at Lewis Hangar in 1959.
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