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May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard flies on Freedom 7

Shepard became the first American in space on a suborbital Mercury mission.

Canonical milestoneCape Canaveral, Florida, United States1 timeline

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TimelineTimeline of the Space Race

Position 9

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 97%

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space-racehuman-spaceflight