Alan Shepard took off on Freedom 7 on May 5, 1961. This actually was a delayed flight though. The original flight was set to take place in October of 1960.This as then delayed to March 6,1961, which was also delayed to May 5, 1961 when Freedom 7 took off.
Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. He made his historic flight aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961 as part of the Mercury program.
John Glenn's flight in 1962 made him the first American to orbit the Earth, while Alan Shepard's flight in 1961 was a suborbital flight, meaning he went up and came straight back down. Glenn's flight lasted longer and was more complex than Shepard's.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space, going on a short, sub-orbital flight on 5 May 1961.
Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961, when he piloted the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight.
May 5th, 1961.
Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. He made his historic flight aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961 as part of the Mercury program.
John Glenn's flight in 1962 made him the first American to orbit the Earth, while Alan Shepard's flight in 1961 was a suborbital flight, meaning he went up and came straight back down. Glenn's flight lasted longer and was more complex than Shepard's.
Freedom 7
Alan Shepard's birth name is Shepard Jr., Alan Bartlett.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space, going on a short, sub-orbital flight on 5 May 1961.
Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961, when he piloted the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight.
May 5th, 1961.
Alan Shepard accomplished the first US suborbital flight on May 5, 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft.
Alan Shepard's wife's name was Louise Brewer Shepard.
Alan Shepard's nickname was "Al."
Alan Shepard took part in two spaceflights. First was Mercury-Redstone 3, and the second was Apollo 14.
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight