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Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 3

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Mercury-Redstone 3
Type
Human Exploration
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7, was the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. It was the first manned flight of Project Mercury, the objective of which was to put an astronaut into orbit around the Earth and return him safely. Shepard's mission was a 15-minute suborbital flight with the primary objective of demonstrating his ability to withstand the high g-forces of launch and atmospheric re-entry.

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Redstone MRLV
Family
Redstone
Variant
MRLV
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type
Government
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 5
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York