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This Day in History - 1961: The First American in Space
Science & Tech  (tags: on this day, space, sapce race, astronaut, cape canaveral, florida, usa, shepard, freedom 7 )

Chrissy
- 207 days ago - history.com
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. The suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes and reached a
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Simone D. (883)
Tuesday May 5, 2009, 12:53 am
Thankk you Chrissy. Another interesting story.
 
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