60 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard climbed into the Freedom 7 capsule for a sub-orbital flight 115 miles above the Earth’s surface, becoming the first American in space. Soon-to-be Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite reported from Cape Canaveral. | CBS Evening News
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60 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard climbed into the Freedom 7 capsule for a sub-orbital flight 115 miles above the Earth’s surface, becoming the first American in space. Soon-to-be Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite reported from Cape Canaveral. | CBS Evening News
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This Day in History: Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space
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#OTD in 1961, Naval aviator Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944, Shepard became one of the Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959. He would walk on the moon in 1971 as commander of Apollo 14. #NationalAstronautDay | U.S. Naval Institute
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#OTD in 1961, Naval aviator Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944, Shepard became one of the Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959. He would walk on the moon in 1971 as commander of Apollo 14. #NationalAstronautDay | U.S. Naval Institute
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This Day in History: Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 🚀 On this day in history -- on May 5, 1961 -- Derry's Alan Shepard became the first American in space, a moment that was a first big step in the long history of U.S. exploration of space: https://bit.ly/3eTlnQ0 | WMUR-TV
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 🚀 On this day in history -- on May 5, 1961 -- Derry's Alan Shepard became the first American in space, a moment that was a first big step in the long history of U.S. exploration of space: https://bit.ly/3eTlnQ0 | WMUR-TV
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“What a beautiful view.” Alan Shepard became the first American in space 60 years ago today (May 5, 1961) when Freedom 7 lifted off atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The 15-minute flight gave us valuable data on how humans respond to microgravity, and set us on a path toward having a continuous human presence in space with the construction of the International Space Station decades later: youtu.be/YMptAi6Z8io | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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“What a beautiful view.” Alan Shepard became the first American in space 60 years ago today (May 5, 1961) when Freedom 7 lifted off atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The 15-minute flight gave us valuable data on how humans respond to microgravity, and set us on a path toward having a continuous human presence in space with the construction of the International Space Station decades later: youtu.be/YMptAi6Z8io | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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"What a beautiful view." 61 years ago #OTD, Alan Shepard was celebrated across the nation after launching in the Mercury capsule Freedom 7 to become the first American in space. Take a tour of our Mercury-Redstone 3 Flickr photo gallery with images from this historic day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/albums/72157654005287426 | NASA History
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"What a beautiful view." 61 years ago #OTD, Alan Shepard was celebrated across the nation after launching in the Mercury capsule Freedom 7 to become the first American in space. Take a tour of our Mercury-Redstone 3 Flickr photo gallery with images from this historic day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/albums/72157654005287426 | NASA History
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On this day in history, Alan Shepard launched aboard a Mercury capsule to become the first American in space. This 15-minute suborbital journey in 1961 led to big plans for human spaceflight, including the goal to send humans to the Moon. https://go.nasa.gov/3eiRcCO | NASA's Johnson Space Center
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. abc7.la/1rsNsTt | ABC7
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Meet Alan Shepard, the first American to reach space, aboard Freedom 7 on May 5, 1961. His 15-minute suborbital flight ignited national pride, proving American resolve in the space race. Later, as Apollo 14 commander, he walked on the Moon, hitting golf balls to symbolize ingenuity. Shepard's bold journey inspired generations, showcasing human potential to conquer the unknown. | Future Space World
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Do you know who was the first American astronaut to travel into space? On #ThisDayInHistory in 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., became the first American astronaut to travel into space. His suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes, was a major triumph for NASA. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-american-in-space | HISTORY
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to fly to space. His daughter, Laura Shepard Churchley, has spent much of her life honoring his legacy. After flying to space on New Shepard in 2021, Laura shared her spaceflight experience with students nationwide, inspiring the next generation to dream bigger and reach higher. Join the next generation of Blue Origin astronauts. | Blue Origin
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On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/a6Mhaea He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone rocket in a space capsule named Freedom 7. This was the first manned flight of Project Mercury, which NASA created to put astronauts in orbit. Shepard launched just three weeks after the Soviet Union launched the first person into orbit. Shepard's flight was suborbital and lasted only 15 minutes, but he
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