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Convair/General Dynamics Mercury-Atlas 7 with Scott Carpenter May 24, 1962. Atlas 107D

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  • Art LeBrun said:
    This is the launch of Mercury-Atlas 7 with Scott Carpenter May 24, 1962. Atlas 107D was the launch vehicle.

Atlas Collection Image

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  • Ed Dempsey said:
    This shot, dated one week before MA-7 launch day, shows the artwork of Cece Bibby, an artist employed by Chrysler, who also did the insignia on MA-6 and MA-8. The MA-9 insignia was painted by B. R. Schuster, a McDonnell employee. What I find puzzling is the yellow rig that appears to be load-bearing. The cables are attached at the red clamp ring that marks the spacecraft/adapter separation point. The spacecraft was already mated to the Atlas and I do not understand what purpose such a rig would serve, at this point. UNSUPPORTED WILD GUESS: A safety back up that might prevent launch vehicle damage in the event of a loss of pressure in the Atlas tanks. The booster was often referred to as a "stainless steel balloon" and the Mercury spacecraft weighed around a ton. If the nitrogen pressure in the propellant tank (or tanks) had been lost, the weight would probably have caused the booster to collapse.

Atlas air transport--'Missile Moves binder; 107D; 3-7-62; Merc(ury); at MNAS

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  • David Oppenheimer said:
    Nice shot!