Mercury-Redstone Rocket Model Display at USS Hornet Museum

Mercury-Redstone Rocket Model Display at USS Hornet Museum

Friday, February 27th, 2026 at 8:48:37 PM · 2026/USS Hornet

This museum display features a detailed model of a United States Mercury-Redstone rocket, painted in its distinctive orange-red color with black base capsule. The rocket sits on a black display stand with identification placard, positioned next to what appears to be a vintage cylindrical launch canister. The artifacts are protected under a glass case and displayed on a bright orange platform. The Mercury-Redstone was crucial to early American spaceflight, launching the first Americans into space during Project Mercury.

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