The launch carried a crash test dummy "Rescue Randy" instead of a human pilot, since manned flight is still some years away.
And they'd 'ave to carry better detection gear than the launch was carrying.'
The successful launch carried a payload of 80 pounds of sodium, and it streaked up about 130 km into the atmosphere.
Myself: Would the launch have carried more people?
Fifty-five launches, each 36 feet long and powered by battery-driven electric motors, carried over a million passengers.
Each launch carried ten or twelve passengers, all in uniform.
His own momentum and a final diving launch carried him after.
It has to be recognized that the development and launch of almost any new product or service carry a considerable element of risk.
The second launch occurred on 14 March, and carried the Intelsat 603 satellite.
The third launch, on 23 June, carried Intelsat 604, and was successful.