Mercury-Redstone Historical

Mercury-Redstone Historical (HM1XSW)

Location: Houston, TX 77058 Harris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 33.271', W 95° 5.623'

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A one-man spacecraft-booster combination like this one propelled the first two American astronauts (Al Shepard and Gus Grissom) into Space in May and July of 1961. Al Shepard's spacecraft reached an altitude of 101 nautical miles in a ballistic arc above the Earth. The flight lasted about 15-1/2 minutes and Shepard was weightless for over five minutes. The vehicle reached a velocity of over 5,000 miles per hour and landed 236 miles downrange. At liftoff, the vehicle weighed about 66,000 pounds. Propellants included ethyl alcohol, water, and liquid oxygen. A single A-7 engine powered the vehicle into space.
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HM NumberHM1XSW
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Date Added Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 297146 N 3271252
Decimal Degrees29.55451667, -95.09371667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 33.271', W 95° 5.623'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 33' 16.26" N, 95° 5' 37.38" W
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Area Code(s)281, 713, 832
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Second St, Houston TX 77058, US
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