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Alan Shepard, the first American in space, flew aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961. His suborbital flight lasted approximately 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of about 116.5 kilometers (about 360,000 feet). This brief mission marked a significant milestone in the U.S. space program during the early stages of the space race.

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