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Directly above the hydrogen peroxide fill and drain valve, two connecting brackets and an engine mount pad.

Twenty such connecting brackets joined the booster's tail unit to its center unit. The engine mount struts on the engine would bolt to the steel engine mounting pad.

This view was taken through the steam vent.

 
Engine mount pad and connector brackets in of Mercury Redstone Tail Unit Interior at U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Time picture taken Sat Sep 14 09:36:40 2013
Location picture taken Rocket Park
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
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