Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule, Flown by 1st American in Space, Heads to Boston, D.C.

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 18:30 in Astronomy & Space

NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew the Freedom 7 capsule on May 5, 1961.

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