SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 50D
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 58-2221
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 50D
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 221
Missile Acceptance Date: 1/29/1960
Missile Delivery Date: 5/16/1960
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: NASA Space Launch
Missile Launch Date: 7/29/1960
Missile Launch Payload: Mercury - Atlas 1
Missile Launch Location: Stand 14
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure
Notes: This was the first attempted launch of a Mercury space capsule. Excessive aerodynamic bending of the Mercury adapter interface resulted in Atlas structural failure at T+58 seconds.
