Image: Alan Shepard in capsule aboard Freedom 7 before launch
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Description: Alan Shepard in capsule aboard Freedom 7 before launch—1961 Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. He launched aboard his Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket named Freedom 7--the suborbital flight lasted 15 minutes.
Title: Alan Shepard in capsule aboard Freedom 7 before launch
Credit: NASA Image of the Day Gallery page for May 5, 1961: description, image file.
Author: NASA
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