The Sixties · Space
05/05/61 Mercury 3
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The United States' first manned space flight took place on May 5, 1961, when Alan Shepard took off on Freedom 7. The flight lasted 15 minutes and 22 seconds, and reached a height of 116 miles. During the flight, Shepard took control of the capsule.
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