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It was the fourth Mercury flight launched with the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, [Note 1] from Cape Canaveral, Florida, close to the Atlantic Ocean. During the flight, Shepard observed the Earth and tested the capsule's attitude control system , turning the capsule around to face its blunt heat shield forward for atmospheric re-entry.
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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes 3 January United Kingdom Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Hull: Chandon: Steamship: For Messrs. Henry Briggs, Sons & Co. [1]
The surface of the planet Mercury has been divided into fifteen quadrangles, designated H-1 to H-15 (the 'H' stands for Hermes, the Greek equivalent of Mercury). [1] The quadrangles are named for prominent surface features visible within each area. [1]
Mercury is a closed village in Nye County, Nevada, United States, [3] 5 miles (8.0 km) north of U.S. Route 95 at a point 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Las Vegas.It is situated within the Nevada National Security Site and was constructed by the Atomic Energy Commission to house and service the staff of the test site.
Beeckman was born on April 15, 1866, in New York City, New York.He was the son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (née Foster) Beeckman. His sister, Katherine Livingston Beeckman, was married to Louis Lasher Lorillard, the son of Pierre Lorillard III, [3] and another sister, Martha Beeckman, was married to New York banker Amos Tuck French. [4]
Lead azide is highly sensitive and usually handled and stored under water in insulated rubber containers. It will explode after a fall of around 150 mm (6 in) or in the presence of a static discharge of 7 millijoules. Its detonation velocity is around 5,180 m/s (17,000 ft/s). [12]
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) is one of the largest military terminals in the world. [1] It serves as a transfer point between rail, trucks, and ships for the import and export of weapons, ammunition, explosives and military equipment for the United States Army and is operated by the 596th Transportation Brigade.