U.S. Air Force photo of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe_1" class="extiw" title="en:Big Joe 1">Big Joe</a> launch vehicle after launching at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" class="extiw" title="en:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Canaveral</a>, Florida, for a suborbital test of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury" class="extiw" title="en:Project Mercury">Mercury</a> capsule. The capsule was recovered successfully after the reentry test.
U.S. Air Force
1959-09-09
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