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8h 58min, may 5, 1961 y - First American in space
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Mercury 3
Alan Shepard is the first American in space. He piloted the Freedom 7 spacecarft during a 15 minutes suborbital flight.
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8h 58min, may 5, 1961 y
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~ 63 years ago
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