The U.S. launched its first man into space on this date, May 5, 1961, as Alan Shepard rode the Freedom 7 capsule on a 15-minute suborbital flight to 116.5 miles in altitude and 303 miles downrange to splashdown.
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OTD…Oct. 18 and STS-34 and STS-58
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OTD…April 12 and STS-1 and 51D
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