Mercury-Redstone 3
The first United States human spaceflight, a suborbital Project Mercury mission that carried Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Freedom 7MR-3
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 3
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- The first United States human spaceflight, a suborbital Project Mercury mission that carried Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7.
- End Date
- 1961-05-05
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- Outcome
- Success
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- Start Date
- 1961-05-05
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- Creation Time
- June 29, 2026 at 04:50:03 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:18 UTC
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