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2. Big Joe 1 - Wikipedia

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   Big Joe 1 (Atlas-10D) launched an uncrewed boilerplate Mercury capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 9 September 1959. The purposes of the Big Joe 1 were to test the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield , afterbody heating, reentry dynamics attitude control and recovery capability.

3. R. Lee Ermey - Wikipedia

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   Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor.He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

4. October Sky - Wikipedia

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   October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern.The screenplay by Lewis Colick, based on the memoir of the same name, tells the true story of Homer H. Hickam Jr., a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes and ...

5. Little Joe (rocket) - Wikipedia

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   Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959 to 1961 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules, as well as the name given to the test program using the booster. The first rocket designed solely for crewed spacecraft qualifications, Little ...

6. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Wikipedia

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   Joe and Polly use the last pod to save themselves as the rocket explodes. Joe and Polly watch the animal pods splash down around their escape pod, while Commander Cook leads a group of flying aircraft carriers towards them. Polly then uses the last shot on her camera to take a picture of Joe rather than the animal pods. Joe notes that she had ...

7. Category:1959 in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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   Little Joe (rocket) Little Joe 1; Little Joe 1A; Little Joe 2; Little Joe 6; Luna (rocket) M. Mercury Seven; P. PGM-19 Jupiter; Project Beacon; R. RM-81 Agena; T ...