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Launch of Freedom 7, the first American in space
author: Nasa/Novapix
reference: e-mer03-20003
Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 25 cm
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. lifts off in the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft on May 5, 1961. This third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle was the first manned space mission for the United States. During the 15-minute suborbital flight, Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles and traveled 302 miles downrange.
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