launched fromUSA

Mercury-Redstone 4 / Liberty Bell 7

Success
JUL 21196112:20:36 UTC

The second US human spaceflight. Piloted by astronaut Gus Grissom.

launched fromLC-5Canaveral

aboardMercury-RedstoneMR-4intoSuborbital

carrying1,286 kgof payload

Payload

Mercury #11

test flight

Crew member

  • 01Gus GrissomfromUSA

Landing & recovery

descendedunderparachuteSuccess