Alan Shepard launched into space

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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On 5 May, Commander Alan B. Shephard Jr. was rocketed from Cape Canaveral, FL, 116.5 miles above the earth in a Mercury capsule, in what was the first U.S. crewed suborbital space flight.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Alan Shepard launched into space". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3383, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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