196165y ago
Crewed flight
Alan Shepard — first American in space
Freedom 7's suborbital flight lasted just 15 minutes, but it was enough to put the United States into the crewed-spaceflight business and spur Kennedy's Moon pledge.
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On This Day in Space
5 May
Anniversaries
1
Year range
1961
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Curated
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