New Video! While we countdown to Blue Origin's first manned flight of the New Shepard rocket, I wanted to look back at that rocket's namesake. This animation is the full 15 minute flight made by Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.Full Video Link:
On May 5, 1961, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American in space during a short suborbital hop to validate systems on the Mercury Spacecraft in preparation for orbital flights. While a success, the flight was slightly overshadowed by the Soviet Union's orbital flight manned by Yuri Gagarin less than a month earlier.Shepard wouldn't fly into space again until 1971 when he became the 5th person to walk on the Moon as commander of Apollo 14.Twitter: https://twitter.com/C_Bass3dSpecial Thanks to my Patrons:John BarlowMarcus HouseNSS North Houston Space Society
