Mercury-Redstone 3 — Vostok 1, 12 April 1961: Gagarin’s Single Orbit · Aristotree

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Mercury-Redstone 3. 2 connected concepts: Space Race (related to), Alan Shepard (related to).

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Mercury-Redstone 3

Also known as: Freedom 7

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Alan Shepard flew the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, also called Freedom 7. Shepard’s suborbital flight followed Gagarin’s orbit during the Space Race.

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US flight followed Gagarin
Shepard’s suborbital flight followed Gagarin’s orbit during the Space Race.
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Shepard’s first spaceflight
Alan Shepard flew the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, also called Freedom 7.
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