Category: Freedom 7

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Alan Shepard Became First American in Space After Launch From Cape Canaveral On May 5, 1961

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, “Freedom 7,” at Launch Complex 5 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. […]

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