Similar
Related
Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral
Summary
(September 9, 1959) Big Joe ready for launch at Cape Canaveral, FL. The objective of "Big Joe" was to test the ablating heatshield. The flight was both a success and failure – the heatshield survived reentry and was in remarkably good condition when retrieved from the Atlantic. The Atlas-D booster, however, failed to stage and separated too late from the Mercury capsule. ..Image # : B-59-714
NASA Photo Collection
Tags
Date
1959
Source
NASA
Copyright info
No known copyright restrictions. Read more at https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/
