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Mercury-Redstone 3

first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) was a U.S. Mercury program manned space mission launched on May 5, 1961 using a Redstone rocket, from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  • Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 or Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961, 9:34 a.m. EST, with Alan Shepard onboard.
    Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 or Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961, 9:34 a.m. EST, with Alan Shepard onboard.
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