Flight Operations Manual, Freedom 7
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Summary
- This small manual contained checklists for both normal and emergency flight operations for the flight of Alan Shepard, the First American astronaut to reach space. His suborbital Mercury flight occured on May 5, 1961, aboard the "Freedom 7" spacecraft.
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alan B. Shepard Jr.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19670174000
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Paper, Ink, Stainless Steel, Copper Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Closed): 12.7 × 3.5 × 17.8cm (5 × 1 3/8 × 7 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19670174000
Blue three ring binder with white pages.
