Freedom 7 Splashdown Site
The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft Freedom 7 returned Alan Shepard to Earth on May 5, 1961 after the first U.S. human spaceflight. NASA records the site at 27 degrees 13.7 minutes north, 75 degrees 53 minutes west; USS Lake Champlain served as the recovery ship.
Identity
- Name
- Freedom 7 Splashdown Site
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- freedom-7-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft Freedom 7 returned Alan Shepard to Earth on May 5, 1961 after the first U.S. human spaceflight. NASA records the site at 27 degrees 13.7 minutes north, 75 degrees 53 minutes west; USS Lake Champlain served as the recovery ship.
- Established Year
- 1,961
- Latitude
- 27.228333
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida
- Longitude
- -75.883333
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:08:41 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:08:41 PM