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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1959–1961
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typesuborbital launch vehicle
- First Flight1960
- ManufacturerChrysler Corporation
- Stages1
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance5MOD.5
- Liftoff Thrust347
- Liftoff Mass30 t
- Height25.41 m
- Diameter1.77 m
- Success Rate5
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/ethyl alcohol
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1959Production started
- 1960Entered service
- 1961Production ended
67
years in service
2
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
141MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES7EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2142UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS53PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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