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NASA Center: Kennedy Space Center
Image # : 61-MR2-7A
Date : 01/28/1961

Title

Ham Tries Out His Life Support System

Full Description

Ham tries out his combination couch and life support system in preparation for his flight in Mercury Redstone-2 (MR-2). The couch is plugged into the circuit that normally would supply the astronaut's full pressure suit. The MR-2 flight was one in a series of flights that led to the manned orbital flights of NASA's Project Mercury program.

Keywords

Ham Mercury Redstone MR-2 Life Support System

Subject Category

Mercury-Program

Reference Numbers

  • Center: KSC
  • Center Number: 61-MR2-7A
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000046

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Thumbnail JPEG 62 80 8
Small JPEG 442 572 189
Medium JPEG 1036 1340 808
Large JPEG 2072 2680 4,781

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