launched fromUSA

Mercury-Redstone 3 / Freedom 7

Success
MAY 05196114:34:13 UTC

The first US human spaceflight piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard.

launched fromLC-5Canaveral

aboardMercury-RedstoneMR-3intoSuborbital

carrying1,830 kgof payload

Payload

Mercury #7

test flight

Crew member

  • 01Alan ShepardfromUSA

Landing & recovery

descendedunderparachuteSuccess