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Mercury_Retrorocket_Tests_(GRC-2017-CM-0124).webm ‎(WebM audio/video file, VP9/Opus, length 3 min 13 s, 654 × 486 pixels, 2.78 Mbps overall, file size: 64.05 MB)

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The retrorockets, which would be fired to return the Mercury Capsule to earth's atmosphere, were tested inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel in April 1960. A retrograde thrust stand was erected in the C corner in the wide end of the Altitude Wind Tunnel.

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English: The retrorockets, which would be fired to return the Mercury Capsule to earth's atmosphere, were tested inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel in April 1960. A retrograde thrust stand was erected in the C corner in the wide end of the Altitude Wind Tunnel. This film contains footage from above and the side of the retrorockets firing.
Date Taken on 1 April 1960
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This image or video was catalogued by Glenn Research Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: GRC-2017-CM-0124.

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Author NASA Glenn Research Center
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retrorocket; test firing; Altitude Wind Tunnel; Mercury Program; Mercury; space; AWT

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