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| − | '''Freedom 7''' was a spacecraft launched by [[NASA]] on May 5, 1961, using the [[Mercury-Redstone]] Rocket, carrying [[Alan Shepard]].<ref>http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-3/mr-3.htm</ref> The Redstone launch vehicle (a modified [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|ballistic missile]]) on a ballistic trajectory suborbital | + | '''Freedom 7''' also known as '''Mercury-Redstone 3''' was a mission to launch the first American into space. The spacecraft was launched by [[NASA]] on May 5, 1961, using the [[Mercury-Redstone]] Rocket, carrying [[Alan Shepard]].<ref>http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-3/mr-3.htm</ref> The Redstone launch vehicle (a modified [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|ballistic missile]]) on a ballistic trajectory suborbital flight—a flight which carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles and to a landing point 302 statute miles down the Atlantic Missile Range. |
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Latest revision as of 15:23, June 24, 2016
Freedom 7 also known as Mercury-Redstone 3 was a mission to launch the first American into space. The spacecraft was launched by NASA on May 5, 1961, using the Mercury-Redstone Rocket, carrying Alan Shepard.[1] The Redstone launch vehicle (a modified ballistic missile) on a ballistic trajectory suborbital flight—a flight which carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles and to a landing point 302 statute miles down the Atlantic Missile Range.
