# Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch

This 15-minute video shows the extensive testing procedures applied to the Mercury spacecraft before rollout. It also shows the rollout, launch attempts, and the final launch. A failed launch occurred on November 21, 1960 due to an electrical malfunction, but Mercury-Redstone 1A was launched successfully on December 17, 1960. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1960
- By: NASA
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/project_mercury_mr-1_launch)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/project_mercury_mr-1_launch?play=1)