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βWhat a beautiful view.β Alan Shepard became the first American in space 60 years ago (May 5, 1961) when Freedom 7 lifted off atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The 15-minute flight gave us valuable data on how humans respond to microgravity: https://t.co/j7XdaOccRt https://t.co/yHZKsspHGd — PolitiTweet.org