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- Life Magazine for May 12, 1961, "'AOK!' The U.S. is in Space" - President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space was an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured the first U.S astronaut in space, Alan Shepard. His Freedom 7 capsule reached 116.5 miles above the earth before splashing down on May 5, 1961.
- May 05, 1961
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Life Magazine for May 12, 1961, "'AOK!' The U.S. is in Space"
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space was an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured the first U.S astronaut in space, Alan Shepard. His Freedom 7 capsule reached 116.5 miles above the earth before splashing down on May 5, 1961.
- Life Magazine for March 2, 1962, "The Glenn Story Nobody Saw" - President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured U.S. astronaut John Glenn's first orbital space flight February 20, 1962. His <EM>Friendship 7</EM> capsule flew around the earth three times.
- March 02, 1962
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Life Magazine for March 2, 1962, "The Glenn Story Nobody Saw"
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured U.S. astronaut John Glenn's first orbital space flight February 20, 1962. His Friendship 7 capsule flew around the earth three times.