Happy 60th anniversary to the mighty Atlas rocket! With 60 years of history, the Atlas rocket has an array of unique missions. Did you know the Atlas rocket carried the first communications satellite with a message of peace from President Eisenhower? Or that the Atlas rocket launched John Glenn into orbit? Check out this new video for a snapshot of Atlas over the years. #Atlas60 | United Launch Alliance

12K views · 279 reactions | Imagens do lançamento do Mercury-Atlas 4 e do seu voo orbital, realizado em 13 de setembro de 1961. Esse foi o primeiro voo orbital do projeto Mercury. Créditos: NASA/Jason Major | Ned Oliveira / Astronomia | Facebook

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2.1K views · 747 reactions | Mariner 10 changed how we travel the Solar System. Launched in 1973, it flew past Venus and used that planet’s gravity as a slingshot to reach Mercury, proving gravity assists work in deep space navigation. Follow @spaceeves #Mariner10 #Mercury #SpaceHistory #SpaceEves | SpaceEve | Facebook