1961 NASA MERCURY REDSTONE MR3 with Cherry Picker near-by GENUINE TYPE 1 - L274C
Date: April 21, 1961. Information below. His spacecraft reached an altitude of 101.2 nautical miles (116.5 statute miles, 187.5 km) and travelled a downrange distance of 263.1 nautical miles (302.8 statute miles, 487.3 km).