Freedom 7
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Freedom 7 was the NASA Mercury spacecraft that carried astronaut Alan Shepard on the first American crewed suborbital spaceflight in 1961.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercury spacecraft
ⓘ
crewed space capsule ⓘ |
| apogee |
about 116 miles
ⓘ
about 187 km ⓘ |
| astronautOnBoard | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Freedom 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewNationality | American ⓘ |
| crewSize | 1 ⓘ |
| currentLocation | John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (approximate; display may vary over time) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightOf |
first American crewed spaceflight
ⓘ
first American crewed suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| flightProfile | ballistic suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| followedBy | Liberty Bell 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1961-05-05 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1961-05-05 ⓘ |
| launchRocket | Redstone rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Mercury-Redstone 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationSeconds | 900 ⓘ |
| missionType | crewed suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carrying the first American in space
ⓘ
demonstrating manned control of a spacecraft in suborbital flight ⓘ |
| occupantRole | Alan Shepard as pilot ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Mercury-Redstone 3 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | Redstone rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | uncrewed Mercury-Redstone test flights ⓘ |
| program | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeDownrange |
about 302 miles
ⓘ
about 486 km ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recovery | Atlantic Ocean splashdown ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS Lake Champlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftSerialNumber | Mercury spacecraft No. 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | single-occupant Mercury capsule ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
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