GEORGETOWN, Texas USA — rocket.aero has announced the release of their first DVD video presentation, "Little Joe: Mercury's First Steps."

Designed for model builders, historians, and aerospace enthusiasts, this DVD presentation contains over two hours of exciting content, including:

• A 22-minute long documentary highlighting the Little Joe program and it's place in Project Mercury
• An alternate "Modeler's Notes" audio track recorded especially for scale modelers, featuring Sven Knudson, David Carlton, and James Duffy
• Archival film footage of every Little Joe launch
• Highlights of Little Joe 1B primate preparation and recovery
• Coverage of Little Joe booster construction at the North American Aviation plant in California
• Over 50 Little Joe photographs and drawings, presented as an interactive DVD slide show. The slideshow content can also be accessed on a computer equipped with a DVD-ROM drive.
• Bonus footage of Mercury pressure suit testing, with Alan Shepard and Wally Schirra

To learn "Little Joe: Mercury's First Steps," visit the rocket.aero website at http://www.rocket.aero.