Mercury-Atlas Rocket on the Launch Pad
Pre-launch test of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) on Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The planned launch of Gordon Cooper on the final mission of Project Mercury was scrubbed on May 14, 1963, due to problems with the mobile service tower and a tracking site. The launch was successful on the next day.
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Image Number: 63C-1417
Date: May 14, 1963
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Mercury-Atlas Rocket on the Launch Pad
Pre-launch test of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) on Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The planned launch of Gordon Cooper on the final mission of Project Mercury was scrubbed on May 14, 1963, due to problems with the mobile service tower and a tracking site. The launch was successful on the next day.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 63C-1417
Date: May 14, 1963
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