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T O P I C R E V I E WDuke Of URLI read the original Mercury plan was for all 7 astronauts to fly suborbital missions with Redstone and Jupiter missiles.So what's the difference between a Redstone and a Jupiter?And exactly how close was a Redstone to a V-2?sts205cdrI think you mean Redstone and *Atlas* boosters. The idea was scrapped because it didn't make any sense to continue with the sub-orbital Redstone flight tests once the Atlas was man-rated and ready for a Mercury spacecraft.--JohnmicropoozOk, stay with me here because this is going to sound like it is going in circles. After developing the Redstone (a missile that flew a few hundred miles), the Army developed an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) called the Jupiter that would fly ~1500 miles. In order to test the Jupiter systems during development, they modified Redstones with those Jupiter systems and called them Jupiter A and Jupiter C. They actually used a Jupiter C to orbit Explorer 1. So there may have been some thought given to using a Jupiter A or Jupiter C derivative of the Redstone for Mercury at one time. They ended up using an older model of the Redstone for Mercury. I don't think there was any intention to use the Jupiter IRBM for Mercury. Anyone else have any other info?taneal1 quote:Originally posted by sts205cdr:I think you mean Redstone and *Atlas* boosters.--JohnActually, "Duke" is correct. There was a plan to follow the Redstone sub-orbital flights with *Jupiter* sub-orbital flights. The Jupiter flights were later deemed as unnecessary for multiple reasons, especially due to NASA's need to match the Russians with an orbital mission ASAP. Tom[This message has been edited by taneal1 (edited May 08, 2005).]Duke Of URL quote:Originally posted by taneal1:[B] Actually, "Duke" is correct. /B]See? For a coconut I'm a sharp cookie!DavidH quote:Originally posted by micropooz:They actually used a Jupiter C to orbit Explorer 1.And, of course, further complicating things, the rocket used the Explorer I launch is perhaps more correctly a Juno I.Here's a bit of info on the Redstone/Jupiter/Juno history. http://spaceline.org/rocketsum/jupiter-c.html ------------------ http://allthese worlds.hatbag.net/space.php "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972[This message has been edited by DavidH (edited May 09, 2005).]sts205cdrBoy, I learn something every day on these boards! Thanks!--Johnlb206Actually the Jupiter refered to here is the Jupiter IRBM developed by the army later transfered to the airforce. It was considered for suborbital mercury flights but was not ever used for that purpose. A Jupiter did however carry the primates able and Baker into space. here is a link to its information. http://astronautix.com/lvs/jupiter.htm [This message has been edited by lb206 (edited July 06, 2005).]
So what's the difference between a Redstone and a Jupiter?
And exactly how close was a Redstone to a V-2?
--John
quote:Originally posted by sts205cdr:I think you mean Redstone and *Atlas* boosters.--John
Actually, "Duke" is correct. There was a plan to follow the Redstone sub-orbital flights with *Jupiter* sub-orbital flights. The Jupiter flights were later deemed as unnecessary for multiple reasons, especially due to NASA's need to match the Russians with an orbital mission ASAP.
Tom
[This message has been edited by taneal1 (edited May 08, 2005).]
quote:Originally posted by taneal1:[B] Actually, "Duke" is correct. /B]
See? For a coconut I'm a sharp cookie!
quote:Originally posted by micropooz:They actually used a Jupiter C to orbit Explorer 1.
And, of course, further complicating things, the rocket used the Explorer I launch is perhaps more correctly a Juno I.
Here's a bit of info on the Redstone/Jupiter/Juno history. http://spaceline.org/rocketsum/jupiter-c.html
------------------ http://allthese worlds.hatbag.net/space.php "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972
[This message has been edited by DavidH (edited May 09, 2005).]
[This message has been edited by lb206 (edited July 06, 2005).]
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