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The Secret to a Bett r Retirement PAGE 1
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Remembering the Space Race PAGE 4
AMERICA’S JOURNEY TO ORBIT EARTH The First American in Space
On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to enter space on the Freedom 7 Mercury capsule. It was an incredibly momentous event, but the back story is just as intriguing. Here’s a look at what led up to Shepard’s historic trip. During the 1950s and ’60s, the U.S. and Soviet Union found themselves in a race to conquer space. The United States began their space mission in 1958 with Project Mercury, which had three goals: orbiting a crewed spacecraft, investigating the ability to function in space, and safely recovering the spacecraft and the crew. Before the first American ever took flight, several test launches were conducted to see what needed to be adjusted and modified for a safe launch into space. The first successful launch of Mercury without an astronaut occurred in December 1960. But before an American was launched into space, NASA tested the Mercury capsule in January 1961 with a chimpanzee named Ham, who took a route that was similar to the one the astronaut would eventually follow.
After going through numerous simulations, NASA decided that Shepard would be making the first flight. He began his mission on May 5 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. More than half a million Americans watched the launch on nearby beaches. Shepard took his orbit around the Earth and made a successful return. Days later he received NASA’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, from President John F. Kennedy on May 8, 1961. Although the Soviet Union sent the first human into orbit in April 1961, this didn’t stop the U.S. from pushing forward. Instead, the bravery of these astronauts and scientists inspired the U.S. to go to new heights and have the first man on the moon by 1969. There are still ongoing debates about whether the U.S. or the USSR won the space race. Either way, it has allowed the world to conduct unprecedented research on our galaxy. As a whole, this event led to tremendous efforts to push the limits of human capabilities, create new technology to explore outer space, and see what our universe holds.
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