Launch of Freedom 7, the first American human suborbital space flight. Astronaut Alan Shepard aboard, the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) rocket is launched from Pad 5. Image # : 61C-0883 Date: May 5, 1961

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1574 x 2119 px | 26.7 x 35.9 cm | 10.5 x 14.1 inches | 150dpi

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5 May 1961

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