“Man Into Space” by Martin Caidin. Pyramid PR-35 paperback original (May, 1961). 1st Printing. Photos by NASA, UPI.
“May 5, 1961 – the day Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. rode into history as America’s first Man Into Space.”
[Note: Alan Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles on that first flight. By comparison, Richard Branson's jaunt into space in 2021 reached an altitude of 52 miles, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin crew that same year reached an altitude of 66 miles.]
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“Man Into Space” by Martin Caidin. Pyramid PR-35 paperback original (May, 1961). 1st Printing. Photos by NASA, UPI.
“May 5, 1961 – the day Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. rode into history as America’s first Man Into Space.”
[Note: Alan Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles on that first flight. By comparison, Richard Branson's jaunt into space in 2021 reached an altitude of 52 miles, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin crew that same year reached an altitude of 66 miles.]
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