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The Mercury/Atlas stack starts its five minute journey into orbit.
Tower Clear! Note the gantry on the lower left in this westward view.
The Mercury/Atlas roars over the Atlantic!
Top View of the vehicle as it begins its pitch maneuver.
Now in orbit, you can clearly see the Pitch Horizon Scanner, the Drogue Chute cover and the Periscope optics assembly extended at the bottom of the spacecraft. A unique navigation aid, the Periscope actually works in A-OK!, provide a 160° view of the ground below!
Florida is several hundred miles away as Mercury executes an unusual attitude test.
Framed by the gantry, the Redstone booster thrusts the Mercury spacecraft into a 100 mile high arc across the sky!
The Mercury/Redstone vehicle right before shutdown, capsule separation and turnaround.
The Escape Tower jettison as viewed by the External View and the Capsule View Windows.
Once the Mercury spacecraft has turned around, the Redstone booster can be seen in the Capsule View Window inset on the upper left. Both 3D views can be on the screen at the same time.
SPLASHDOWN! Broken clouds obscure the landing zone; get those recovery aids deployed!