Mercury-Redstone 7
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 7 flew NASA's MR-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 on 5 May 1961, sending Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 on the first United States human spaceflight.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Redstone MR-3MR-3 launch vehicleFreedom 7 launch vehicleRedstone 7
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 7
- Slug
- mercury-redstone-7
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle 7 flew NASA's MR-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 on 5 May 1961, sending Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 on the first United States human spaceflight.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qknpvb5vnj8dpxq8q2rv6758aek1k
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:17:17 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:40:01 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-05-05
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-05-05
- Serial Number
- 7
- Vehicle Code
- MR-3