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National Astronaut Day
May 5, 2016
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An event every year that begins at 12:00am on day 5 of May, repeating indefinitely
Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space on this date in 1961.
National Astronaut Day is observed annually on May 5th, the date Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space in 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft.
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