! AL Ky oo Cn nkaden Copy « ge ge we i! UNCLASSIED ——Merexencz copy a! we He ©" NASA Project Mercury Working Paper No. 192 POSTLAUNCH REPORT we Ss FOR MERCURY-REDSTONE NO. 3 (MR-3) yeu NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPACE TASK GROUP Langley Field, Va. June 16, 1961 Cindi LS FEDUNDLOS Sp POSTLAUNCH REPORT FOR MERCURY-REDSTONE NO. 3 (MR-3) NASA Project Mercury Working Paper No. 192 Editors: Jerome B. Hammack, Senior Editor Norman F. Smith J. D. Hodge Major Donald K. Slayton Dr. William Augerson Paul C. Donnelly Authorized for Distribution: yy Lye ZL LW Wime. “Walter C, Williams — Associate Director Robert R. Gilruth Director NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPACE TASK GROUP Langley Field, Va. June 16, 19611.0 2.0 UNCLASSH up TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject INTRODUCTION MISSION DESCRIPTION VEHICLE DESCRIPTION 3.1 Capsule 3.2 Booster EVENTS AND TRAJECTORY 4.1 Sequence of Events 4.2 Trajectory CAPSULE PERFORMANCE 5.1 Capsule Environmental Measurements 5.1.1 accelerations 5.1.2 Heating 5.2 Capsule Control System 5.2.1 Automatic Stabilization and Control System 5.2.2 Reaction Control system 5.3 Capsule Environmental System 5.3.1 Pilot Equipment 5.3.2 Environmental Control System 5.4 Capsule Communications 5.5 Capsule Electrical and Sequential System 5.5.1 Electrical System 5.5.2 Sequential System 1 ea NEL AS Page ae ew 10 10 a 24 24 24 29 30 30