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Freedom 7, how Alan Shepard's suborbital gamble quietly outplayed the Soviet space program
On May 5th, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7, a mission shrouded in secrecy, technical delays, and Cold War pressure. What the world witnessed was a 15-minute ...
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Alan Shepard, the first American in space, once said the words America needs to hear in 2026
Sixty-five years ago yesterday, New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to slip the surly bonds of Earth, etc., etc., etc.—his suborbital flight really little more than a cannon ...
In 1961, amidst the tensions of the Space Race, NASA made an unpopular choice: Concerned with booster issues during a January test flight with a chimpanzee, the agency chose to run additional tests ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WCSC) — 37-year-old Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. The Navy Pilot rode a Project Mercury capsule 115 miles in a suborbital flight and came back ...
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