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
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1961-05-05
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:17:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:40:01 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-05-05
- Search Name
- Mercury-Redstone 7 Mercury-Redstone MR-3 MR-3 launch vehicle Freedom 7 launch vehicle Redstone 7
- Serial Number
- 7
- Vehicle Code
- MR-3