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British aeronautical engineer who played a key role in Nasa and America’s space race

Sixty years ago today at this very moment, in a rare midday joint session address to Congress, John F. Kennedy set an incredible goal for the nation.

Last Updated: NASA Marks 60th Anniversary Of First American In Space Onboard Freedom 7 capsule “Inclement weather scrubbed first launch on May 2, 1961, and NASA decided it was time to announce that Shepard would indeed be making first flight," NASA said. (Image Credit: NASA)  On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. became the first man to reach space onboard the Freedom 7 space capsule. On Thursday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) commemorated the 60th anniversary of the first American astronaut that travelled approximately 116 miles in spa...

NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard rocketed to space in the now-iconic Mercury capsule, Freedom 7. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 6 May 2021 17:08 IST Photo Credit: Twitter/ @nasa Alan Shepard's brief flight proved to be a stepping stone for the US in the realm of space Highlights President Kennedy presented him with the Distinguished Service Medal Shepard became the first American to travel to space NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to ...

Type keyword(s) to search "I Lived With the Astronauts": PM at the Beginning of U.S. Spaceflight In December 1959, Popular Mechanics spent a week with the Mercury 7 astronauts and witnessed the beginning of U.S. human spaceflight. By Joseph N. Bell CorbisGetty Images On this day 60 years ago, Alan Shepard packed into the cramped Freedom 7 capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket and blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA astronaut climbed to an altitude of 116 miles above Earth's surface and became the first American to reach space. His flight lasted just 15 minutes, but it ...