Today in 1961, the Mercury "Freedom 7" capsule in which Alan Shepard became the first American in space was donated to the… | Instagram
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - Today in 1961: Alan Shepard became the first American in space in this Mercury capsule. He named it "Freedom 7," the number signifying the
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