Duration: 15:29

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On May 5th, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. Piloting Freedom 7, this suborbital flight lasted only 15 minutes. The flight took place less than a month after Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space.

This was my first go at it after doing all the tutorials. I totally ignored testing the attitude control systems, like Shepard did. I was more concerned with getting back down. Also, Shepard did not have a window on his flight.

0:00 - Pre Launch
2:20 - Lift Off
4:10 - Space
5:00 - Nice View
7:20 - Retro Burn
10:20 - Reentry
15:00 - Splashdown