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Knife, Pocket, Freedom 7
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Knife, Pocket, Freedom 7
This pocket knife was part of the survival kit in Freedom 7, the first Mercury mission, in which Alan Shepard became the first American in space. In the event of a landing outside the primary landing area, Mercury astronauts carried a variety of survival equipment aboard their spacecraft.
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Freedom 7 Pocket Knife
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
This pocket knife was part of the survival kit in Freedom 7, the first Mercury mission, in which Alan Shepard became the first American in space. In the event of a landing outside the primary landing area, Mercury astronauts carried a variety of survival equipment aboard their spacecraft. These included food, water, a life raft, rope, matches, medical supplies, a radio transceiver, a compass, a rescue beacon, a radar reflector, a life vest, and a knife similar to this one.
NASA transferred Freedom 7 to the Smithsonian in 1962. This object was found inside the spacecraft in 1977.