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| The Mercury program (1961-1963) spacecraft were launched on Atlas rockets, modified ballistic missiles. The red tower atop the capsule is an escape tower equipped with a small rocket designed to pull the capsule free of the Atlas rocket in case of an accident before or during launch. | ||||||
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| Atlas (rocket); Mercury Program | ||||||
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