Mercury-Redstone 3, with CDR Alan B. Shepard, Jr., USN, aboard Freedom 7, 5 May 1961 Published on May 3, 2013 in 5 May 1961, 13:34:13.48 UTC, T plus 00:00:00.48Full resolution (946 × 710) ← Previous Next → Mercury-Redstone 3 launches from LC-5, 09:34:13 EST, 5 May 1961. (NASA)