On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. had a view of Earth that no
American had seen before, looking down on the home planet from the Freedom 7
Mercury capsule on his history-making suborbital flight. The 15 minute flight
lifted him to an altitude of over 116 miles and a maximum speed of 5,134 miles
per hour. During the flight, Shepard reported seeing the outlines of the west
coast of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, along with Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
May 05, 2014
History flight...
On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. had a view of Earth that no
American had seen before, looking down on the home planet from the Freedom 7
Mercury capsule on his history-making suborbital flight. The 15 minute flight
lifted him to an altitude of over 116 miles and a maximum speed of 5,134 miles
per hour. During the flight, Shepard reported seeing the outlines of the west
coast of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, along with Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
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