- ＲＯＣＫＥＴ ＰＯＲＴＲＡＩＴＳ ＩＮＦＯ - Thanks to @naps2008 for the idea of blockshading rockets! This is a series where I blockshade the most notable rockets of our time. Press space to go between the base image, the rocket blockshade, and the mission patch blockshade (if applicable). - ＦＡＣＴＳ ＡＢＯＵＴ ＴＨＥ ＲＯＣＫＥＴ - - Built for NASA for the Mercury Program between 1960 to 1961. - This rocket launched the first and second American into space. - This rocket was derived from the US. Army's Redstone Missile and was built by the Chrysler Corporation. - The Mercury-Redstone was fueled with 75% Ethyl Alcohol and 25% Liquid Oxygen (LOX). - This rocket was not designed to reach orbit and only had one stage.
