• Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, Mercury Retro, also Designated TE-316
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    Cylindrical, mainly steel, with protruding exhaust nozzle affixed at end from recessed bottom; recessed on top. Black with painted yellow strip around lower periphery and yellow strip also painted around periphery of recessed area before base of nozzle; dual electrical ignition wires, with attached red plastic plugs, leading from one side of cylinder; wires with plastic insulation. Nozzle shows rust and other deterioration, including interior of nozzle.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Date Created

12/16/2021

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Mercury Program; Missions; Rockets; Space

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