Detailed Test Objectives for NASA Mission MA-6

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Detailed Test Objectives for NASA Mission MA-6

This document constitutes Report TOR930(2101)3, the Detailed Test Objectives for NASA Mission MA-6, prepared by Mercury/Atlas Launch Vehicle Program Office in El Segundo, California (contract no. AF 04(647)-930.

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