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You are subscribed to Large Image of the Day for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Trajectory of Alan Shepard's Historic Flight 05/05/2015 08:53 AM EDT Fifty-four years ago on May 5, 1961 only 23 day after Yuri Gagarin of the then-Soviet Union became the first person in space, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard launched at 9:34 a.m. EDT aboard his Freedom 7 capsule powered by a Redstone booster to become the first American in space. His historic flight lasted 15 minutes, 28 seconds. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate notices.   Questions? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED:     (....) This message has been sent by NASA Headquarters · Washington, DC 20546