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Mercury Project

1961-05-05

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

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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Title: Mercury Project
Date Created: 1961-05-05
Rights: MSFC
Album: rlobrie1

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