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Alan Shepard’s first flight, how Mercury-Redstone 3 proved America could reach space
In May 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, a short suborbital mission that proved humans could survive launch, weightlessness, and reentry. Behind the calm headlines was Project Mercury’s high-stakes training, delays, and the flight that helped set the course for Kennedy’s moonshot.
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