May 5, 1961 at 2:34 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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May 5, 1961 at 2:34 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4394, -80.5733
Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7, was the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. It was the first manned flight of Project Mercury, the objective of which was to put an astronaut into orbit around the Earth and return him safely. Shepard's mission was a 15-minute suborbital flight with the primary objective of demonstrating his ability to withstand the high g-forces of launch and atmospheric re-entry.
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Freedom 7 - Full Mission
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Height
25.41 m
Diameter
1.78 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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