In 3D
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Redstone 3 (Freedom 7)
- Classification
- 3D model
- Held by
- NASA/Michael D. Carbajal, NASA
- Credit
- NASA/Michael D. Carbajal
- Licence
- Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this object
The first U.S. human spaceflight on May 5, 1961, Mercury Redstone 3 was piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. The main scientific objective of project Mercury was to determine man’s capabilities in a space environment and the ability to return a human safely back to Earth.