The Mercury Redstone capsule carrying NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad May 5, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight marked the first time an American flew into space.

The Mercury Redstone capsule carrying NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad May 5, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight marked the first time an American flew into space. Stock Photo
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NASA Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

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H42B7P

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59.6 MB (646 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4043 x 5150 px | 34.2 x 43.6 cm | 13.5 x 17.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

5 May 1961

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Cape Canaveral, Florida

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The Mercury Redstone capsule carrying NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad May 5, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight marked the first time an American flew into space.