Travel Bug Dog Tag Z - Mercury Atlas (MIA)

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Owner:
RocketMan Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Sunday, July 28, 2002
Origin:
California, United States
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****Calling All Rocket Man Travel Bugs - The Race is On****

This travel bug has a new mission to get back to its owner in Colorado, USA.  Please help this travel bug to win the race against all other Rocket Man travel bugs on their way to a cache in the Denver area.  If you can't help this travel bug on its current mission, please place it back into a cache quickly so it can keep moving.  If you find this travel bug in the Denver area, please keep it in the area.

Thanks,
Rocket Man

About This Item

The New Mercury Atlas

Original Goal - The goal of the Mercury Atlas Travel Bug is to "orbit" the earth. Once the travel bug has traveled around the world, the goal is to have it return to Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral where the Mercury Atlas was launched.

The Mercury Atlas Launch Vehicle was used to put John Glen into orbit around the earth. John Glen was the first person to do this, flying aboard Friendship 7 (MA-6). The vehicle left the pad at Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral on 2/20/62. For more information, visit this site: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-6/ma-6.html

Note 1: This model of the Mercury Atlas is not anatomically correct. The Atlas booster actually has three engines all in a line, instead of the triangular pattern on the model.

Note 2: The original Mercury Atlas travel bug was placed in a cache that was plundered before it ever got started.  The travel bug was restarted using the copy tag.

Note 3: The Mercury Atlas with the copy tag attached was stolen by Pigman, so I am going to try to send this guy out one more time with a homemade travel bug tag attached.

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Tracking History (5898.7mi) View Map

Discovered It 3/4/2016 Rakváči discovered it   Visit Log

seen on the Internet, thank you
Write note 4/30/2007 RocketMan posted a note for it   Visit Log

It looks like this travel bug has gone missing. If you should happen to find this travel bug, please drop it off in a cache so it can get moving again.

Thanks,
RocketMan
Write note 7/4/2006 RocketMan posted a note for it   Visit Log

Thanks to utahgeo for recovering my travel bug. I am glad to see it back in action. RM
Discovered It 6/30/2006 utahgeo discovered it   Visit Log

Found this in Grand Junction near the Colorado National Monument. Doing some caching with the kids while waiting for #4 to arrive. Will place it in a cache within the week. Found at Neither Here nor There, placed into Tizzy'z Rest Stop on I-70 in Utah.

[This entry was edited by utahgeo on Thursday, July 06, 2006 at 6:48:15 PM.]
Write note 5/22/2006 RocketMan posted a note for it   Visit Log

I have given up on this one and marked it as missing. If you should happen to find it, please place it into another cache. Thanks, RocketMan
Dropped Off 2/24/2006 Scout Master placed it in Grand Junction Travel Bug Cache Colorado - 219.06 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/12/2006 Scout Master retrieved it from 4th Annual Farmington Flats Snowshoeing/XC Skiing Utah   Visit Log

I'll be headed to Colorado in Two weeks I'll take Mercury Atlas as far as Glenwood springs It should be able to get to denver from there.
See you on the Trail
Scout Master
Dropped Off 2/10/2006 PeanutsParents placed it in 4th Annual Farmington Flats Snowshoeing/XC Skiing Utah - 41.99 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/29/2006 PeanutsParents retrieved it from Happy Chinese New Year Utah   Visit Log

Picked this one up at the event last night. We will be coming through Colo the 10th of March. We will be going to Cortez in the SW corner. I can drop it there, or on I-70 before we make the turn south to Moab. Hopefully the owner will email us your wish...Thanks for the TB.
Dropped Off 1/28/2006 Aim High! placed it in Happy Chinese New Year Utah - 25.16 miles  Visit Log
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