| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
61C-0883 |
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| Date : |
5/5/1961
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Title
Launch of Freedom 7
Full Description
Launch of Freedom 7, the first American manned suborbital space flight.
Astronaut Alan Shepard aboard, the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) rocket is
launched from Pad 5.
Keywords
Freedom 7 Launch Alan Shepard MR-3 Project Mercury
Subject Category
Mercury-Program, Rocket Launches,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
61C-0883
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000859
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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10 |
Small |
.jpg |
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640 |
362 |
Medium |
.jpg |
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1500 |
1,853 |
Large |
.jpg |
2229 |
3000 |
6,396 |
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