Test of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine at test area. Fire comes out of XLR-99 engine exhaust. Blaze dies down from X-15 exhaust as vapor or smoke rises up from bottom of engine stand. XLR-99 exhaust cone. Smoke comes pouring out under the cone. Engine fires flame shoot out of the cone and dies out. As engine runs the flame varies its distance at different thrust. Flame is thrown way out and then dies out. Later the smoke comes rolling from counter frame. A puff of smoke pours out of exhaust cone.
Second run of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine sits on test block in firing area. Engine vapor comes out from exhaust cone. Two men work on engine. Exhaust comes out of cone and dies out. Vapor comes again and dies down. A man towards the engine examines cone. Men examine engine. Exhaust from exhaust cone comes out. Men work around XLR-99 engine.
First launch of Atlas prototype in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Missile at launch pad. Ignition and then smoke seen during launch. Missile climbs several thousand feet and then loses control because of booster fuel system failure and blows up. Some debris falls slowly to ground in flames.
First launch of Atlas prototype in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Missile at launchpad. Ignition comes out. Missile ready for lift-off. Smoke comes out from the missile. Missile lift-off.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. MR-3 at launchpad. MR-3 lift-off, climbs and in flight. Contrails come out from MR-3. MR-3 in flight and climbs up. Contrail lest out by MR-3. Contrail stops. MR-3 climbs and is invisible.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. MR-3 in gantry early in the morning. MR-3 on pad, gantry moves back. Ignition left out by the engine. MR-3 climbing and in flight. Contrails from the MR-3. MR-3 climbs at high speed and in flight.
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