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America Enters the Space Race

...4...3...2...1... We have lift off! Alan Shepard launches into space, piloting the Freedom 7 on a Redstone Rocket to a height of 116 miles above Earth. Shepard reports his vital stats to Mission Command, and everyone holds their breath. Will he return safely?

America Enters the Space Race

1961

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