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In December 1959, Popular Mechanics spent a week with the Mercury 7 astronauts and witnessed the beginning of U.S. human spaceflight.
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On this day 60 years ago, Alan Shepard packed into the cramped Freedom 7 capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket and blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The NASA astronaut climbed to an altitude of 116 miles above Earth s surface and became the first American to reach space. His flight lasted just 15 minutes, but it cemented his legendary status as one of the most daring explorers in our nation s history.
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By Caroline Clauson, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021
210409-F-AU145-1008 Staff Sgt. Alyssa Modlin, noncommissioned officer in charge of police services for the 88th Security Forces Squadron, talks with Prairies residents during the “Coffee with a Cop” outreach April 9 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The event allowed base housing residents to interact with Security Forces outside their regular patrol duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
Tech. Sgt. Stephan Herrington, noncommissioned officer in charge of resource protection for the 88th Security Forces Squadron, goes fishing with Prairies resident Elijah Frutiger during the “Coffee with a Cop” outreach at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on April 9. The event allowed base housing residents to interact with Security Forces outside their regular patrol duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)