Mercury Project
The launch of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7. MR-3 placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in suborbit on May 5, 1961.
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NASA ID
6100884
Date Created
May 5, 1961
Center
MSFC
Media Type
image
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