Today in Space History 05-05 - Alan Shepard on Mercury-Redstone 3

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Channel: Raiz Space · 2015 · Gaming

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On May 5th, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American and second human in space, launching on a fifteen minute suborbital flight.

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