Knife, Pocket, Freedom 7

Personal pocket knife made of steal. The letters U.S. are engraved on the knife.
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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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Created By:

Eric Long

Date Created:

10/07/2014

Source:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords:

Equipment; Human Spaceflight; Space

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