Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
K (Space records)
Sub-Class
K-1 (Suborbital missions)
Category
Spacecraft with one astronaut
Group
General category
Type of record
Altitude
Performance
186,307 km
Date
05 May 1961
Course / Location
Cape Canaveral, FL (USA)
Claimant
Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA)
Aircraft
Mercury Redstone MR-7 / Capsule Mercury Spacecraft n°7
Aircraft manufacturer
NASA
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