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first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961. 
Freedom 7

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  Alan Shepard
  

Alan Shepard – Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 – crewed spacecraft – Mercury-Redstone 4 – Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Project Mercury – Retro Space HD – 

1961-05-05T00:00:00Z

rocket launch Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 1961

1961-05-05T00:00:00Z

splashdown Atlantic Ocean 1961

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ASTRONAUT SHEPARD, ALAN - ARRIVAL - ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. "GUS" - GREETING - GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND

Alan Shepard in MR-3 spacesuit - profile

Alan Shepard seen inside Freedom 7

Alan Shepard, dietician Jean McKay, and John Glenn at breakfast

Astronaut Alan Shepard (17871040763)

Dr. Douglas gives Shepard preflight exam

Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight exam

Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight examination

Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight medical exam

Freedom 7 insignia

Mercury 3 Flight Simulation - GPN-2000-001010

Mercury 3 - Patch

Mercury Redstone 3 Prelaunch Activities - GPN-2000-001006

Mercury-Redstone 3 Mission Control

Mercury-Redstone 3 breakfast

Mercury-Redstone 3 egress test at Pad 5

Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) Flown One Dollar Bill

NASA television trailer (1961)

S61-02757 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is being helped into his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American manned spaceflight. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Shepard and Glenn with launch team members Pad 5

Shepard in Space Suit MSFC-6417073

Watching flight of Astronaut Shepard on television. Attorney General Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Vice President Johnson, Arthur Schlesinger, Admiral Arleigh Burke, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy. White House, Office of the President's Secretary.

Watching flight of Astronaut Shepard on television. Attorney General Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Vice President Johnson... - NARA - 194236 (cropped)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Retro Space HD article@			Wikidata
major	1961	rocket launch Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5			Wikidata
major	1961	splashdown Atlantic Ocean			Wikidata
person		Alan Shepard			Wikidata
image		"GUS"%20-%20GREETING%20-%20GRAND%20BAHAMA%20ISLAND.jpg ASTRONAUT SHEPARD, ALAN - ARRIVAL - ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. "GUS" - GREETING - GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND			Wikimedia
image	1960	Alan Shepard in MR-3 spacesuit - profile			Wikimedia
image		Alan Shepard seen inside Freedom 7			Wikimedia
image		Alan Shepard, dietician Jean McKay, and John Glenn at breakfast			Wikimedia
image	1961	Astronaut Alan Shepard (17871040763)			Wikimedia
image		Dr. Douglas gives Shepard preflight exam			Wikimedia
image		Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight exam			Wikimedia
image		Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight examination			Wikimedia
image		Dr. Douglas gives Shepard pre-flight medical exam			Wikimedia
image		Freedom 7 insignia			Wikimedia
image		Mercury 3 Flight Simulation - GPN-2000-001010			Wikimedia
image		Mercury 3 - Patch			Wikimedia
image		Mercury Redstone 3 Prelaunch Activities - GPN-2000-001006			Wikimedia
image		Mercury-Redstone 3 Mission Control			Wikimedia
image		Mercury-Redstone 3 breakfast			Wikimedia
image		Mercury-Redstone 3 egress test at Pad 5			Wikimedia
image		Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) Flown One Dollar Bill			Wikimedia
image		NASA television trailer (1961)			Wikimedia
image	1961	S61-02757 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is being helped into his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American manned spaceflight. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration			Wikimedia
image		Shepard and Glenn with launch team members Pad 5			Wikimedia
image	1961	Shepard in Space Suit MSFC-6417073			Wikimedia
image		Watching flight of Astronaut Shepard on television. Attorney General Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Vice President Johnson, Arthur Schlesinger, Admiral Arleigh Burke, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy. White House, Office of the President's Secretary.			Wikimedia
image		Watching flight of Astronaut Shepard on television. Attorney General Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Vice President Johnson... - NARA - 194236 (cropped)			Wikimedia

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