# Redstone 3 (Freedom 7)

A 3D model from NASA/Michael D. Carbajal, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/redstone-3-freedom-7/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Michael D. Carbajal
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/redstone-3-(freedom-7)/Redstone%203%20(Freedom%207).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/redstone-3-(freedom-7)/Redstone%203%20(Freedom%207).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

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.