The Mercury Redstone capsule carrying NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad May 5, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight marked the first time an American flew into space.

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The Mercury Redstone capsule carrying NASA astronaut Alan Shepard and the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad May 5, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The flight marked the first time an American flew into space.

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Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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