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Mercury-Redstone 1 capsule used on MR-1 and MR-1A, the predecessor of Ham's MR-2 in preparation for the later manned flights starting with Alan Shepard's MR-3. This capsule is at the NASA Ames Visitor Center in Mountain View, which was otherwise disappointing.

Mercury-Redstone 1 capsule used on MR-1 and MR-1A, the predecessor of Ham's MR-2 in preparation for the later manned flights starting with Alan Shepard's MR-3. This capsule is at the NASA Ames Visitor Center in Mountain View, which was otherwise disappointing.