A historical look back at the AP archives for May 5, including the first American in space, the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and Beijing begins easing quarantine rules for overseas visitors.
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first American to journey into space, peers into his Freedom 7 space capsule after it is recovered from the Atlantic Ocean and taken aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain, May 5, 1961. The Freedom 7 spacecraft was launched by a Redstone vehicle at 9:34 a.m. EST. Shepard’s flight, return from space, the splashdown at sea and recovery were seen on television by millions of viewers around the world.
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