Mercury-Redstone

Artifact — Date: 2009 | Photo by: Chris Griffith

Standing in front of the museum is a Mercury Redstone replica (along with a Gemini-Titan II). What is unique about this replica is that is was designed to be free-standing. The booster was built around a central plyon which eliminated the need for guy wires.

Type: Booster
Kind: Model
Vehicle: Mercury-Redstone
Location: Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, Kansas