November 17 2001 Launch Report
Today was the maiden flight of my Mercury Redstone, another flight of the Silver Comet and a launch of Kim's rebuilt Long Shot.
Growing up in the 1960s I was a huge fan of the American astronauts. Watching "The Right Stuff" rekindled that feeling. Later in life I actually got to see a Mercury Redstone rocket and capsule at Cape Canaveral.
Though a bit smaller than the real thing, I think my Mercury Redstone looked amazing on the pad!
Even our dog, Cassie, admired it!
My daughter managed to catch the capsule and body of the rocket, which came down on separate parachutes.
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