Highlights of the First 100 American Human Space Flights
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Description: A selective chronology of historically important manned space missions from 1961 to 1995. Some flights not covered.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chronology of Selected Highlights in the First 100 American Spaceflights, 1961-1995 , the first piloted Mercury spacecraft (No. 7) carrying Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., was launched from Cape Canaveral by MercuryRedstone (MR3) launch vehicle, to an altitude of 115 nautical miles and a range of 302 miles. It was the first American space flight involving human beings. Shepard demonstrated that individuals can control a vehicle during weightlessness and high G stresses, and significant scientific biomedical data were acquired. He reached a speed of 5,100 miles per hour and his flight lasted 14.8 minutes.
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