Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
The Celebration for Freedom 7 at Huntsville, Alabama
Full Description:
Dr. von Braun addresses a crowd celebrating in front of the Madison County Alabama Courthouse following the successful launch of Astronaut Alan Shepard (America's first astronaut in space) into space on a Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, Freedom 7. Shepard's Mercury Spacecraft, was launched from Cape Canaveral. He reached a speed of 5200 mph. His flight lasted 15-1/2 minutes. May 5, 1961 (Photo: Courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Public Library)
Date of Image:
1961-05-05
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Freedom 7
term:
Madison County Courthouse
term:
Celebration
facet_who:
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Alabama
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Madison
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
5200
facet_when:
May 5, 1961
facet_when_year:
1961
facet_when_year:
5200
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9806183
NIX #:
MSFC-9806183
MSFC Negative Number:
9806183
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9806183
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