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| Mission Name: Mercury-Redstone 3 | Rocket: Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) |
| Launch Date: May 5, 1961 | Landing Date: May 5, 1961 |
| Duration: 15 minutes | Altitude: 99 miles |
| Number of Orbits: 0 | Total Distance: |
| Crew : Alan Shepard |
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| Primary Objectives: Place human in space
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| Interesting Facts: First U.S. human spaceflight. | |
