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\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Mercury-Redstone
\<COLOUR 1> HEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 25.3 metres
\<COLOUR 1> LIFT-OFF THRUST: \<COLOUR 0> 35.4 tonnes
\<COLOUR 1> NO OF STAGES: \<COLOUR 0> 1
\<COLOUR 1> PROPELLANTS: \<COLOUR 0> Alcohol/liquid oxygen
\<COLOUR 1> PAYLOAD: \<COLOUR 0> Mercury capsule
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Cape Canaveral, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Derived from the Redstone medium-range ballistic missile, this vehicle is used for the two suborbital Mercury flights that pioneer manned space flight in the USA.