Historic lift-off of NASA's key Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket
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Nasa. Photographic sequence showing the lift-off of the Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket on April 25, 1961. After 40 seconds of flight, the Mercury-Atlas rocket reached an altitude of 5 km, the 1st stage detached and the capsule flew a further 7 km before falling back to earth with its parachute. The successful mission allows engineers to move on to the implementation of the "Mercury-Atlas 4" mission.
Later chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper. 20.3 x 25.4cm with margins.
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