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April 11th 07, 04:15 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe
Big Joe was a subprogram of Project Mercury. It comprised a single flight
using the Atlas launch vehicle, and a boilerplate Mercury capsule. The
purpose of the Big Joe Program was to prove the ablative heatshield which
would be used for Mercury orbital missions.
[edit] Mission Numbering
The official Mercury mission numbering designation was a two letter
designation which corresponded to the launch vehicle type, followed by a
dash then a 1 or two character designation of the flight/test number. So the
official designation for the only Big Joe flight was BJ-1.
[edit] Atlas Launch Vehicle Numbering
The launch vehicle used for BJ-1 ("628/10-D") has a slightly different
numbering scheme than those used for the later Mercury-Atlas flights.
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Big Joe was a subprogram of Project Mercury. It comprised a single flight
using the Atlas launch vehicle, and a boilerplate Mercury capsule. The
purpose of the Big Joe Program was to prove the ablative heatshield which
would be used for Mercury orbital missions.
[edit] Mission Numbering
The official Mercury mission numbering designation was a two letter
designation which corresponded to the launch vehicle type, followed by a
dash then a 1 or two character designation of the flight/test number. So the
official designation for the only Big Joe flight was BJ-1.
[edit] Atlas Launch Vehicle Numbering
The launch vehicle used for BJ-1 ("628/10-D") has a slightly different
numbering scheme than those used for the later Mercury-Atlas flights.
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