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Feb 10, 2017 Freedom 7 Capsule that Launched First American into Space Sep 10, 2012 Photos: Freedom 7 | Space Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. sits in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, ready for launch. Just 23 days earlier, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first man in space. After several delays Friendship 7 - Home - NASA

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The success of the first launch, Freedom 7 paved the way for five more manned launches as part of Project Mercury, and the rest is historyBring home a piece of history with this 1/12 scale replica. From the escape tower to the crew cabin, no detail has been overlooked. The attention to detail will astound you. A plastic bank (4 x 4.5") shaped like a Mercury capsule commemorating Alan Shepards and John Glenn's flights. The bottom of the bank bears a picture of a Mercury astronaut in the capsule, along with the launch dates and the height, speed and distance of the Freedeom 7 and Friendship 7 flights. This commemorative bank is stamped with "Insurance Plan, Savings & Loan, 827 Grand Ave, Des Moines This is my Lego adaptation of the Mercury Freedom 7 capsule. This mission was the first manned American space flight and was launched on May 5, 1961. This mission was piloted by Alan Shepard and lasted in total a time of 15 minutes and 22

On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.

May 05, 2012 · 51 years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA launched the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket carrying Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard the Freedom 7 capsule. Shepard successfully became America’s first man in