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Lochloosa

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6. Kinda...Alan Shepard was stuck in the Freedom 7 capsule because of delays in lauching.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:43 PM

Apr 2

There wasn't a "toilet" in the capsule. He wasn't supposed to be in it that long.

My father worked on the Gemini and Mercury programs. He had some great stories.

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Kinda...Alan Shepard was stuck in the Freedom 7 capsule because of delays in lauching. Lochloosa Apr 2 #6

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