Mercury 3: first American in space
Alan B. Shepard, aboard the Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, becomes the first American in space when he is launched on a fifteen-minute suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mercury spacecraft offers its pilot more maneuverability than the Soviet Vostok vehicle, which is almost entirely controlled from the ground.
Twilight Zone: Shadow Play
The 62nd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes star in an episode written by Charles Beaumont.
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‘Way Out: I Heard You Calling Me
CBS broadcasts the fifth episode of the anthology series ‘Way Out, hosted by author Roald Dahl. Daniel Petrie (Cocoon: The Return) directs.
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