Defiance 7

Defiance 7 was a pre-War space capsule. 
==Background==
Captain Carl Bell was credited as the first human in space onboard the space capsule Defiance 7, making a full revolution around the Earth in twelve minutes and seven seconds.Fallout 3 message box transcriptions: "This is the actual USSA Deep Space Suit worn by Captain Carl Bell on May 5, 1961. Captain Bell is credited as being the first human in space on board the Space Capsule Defiance 7, but this has been constantly refuted by both the Soviet Union and China. Defiance 7's flight lasted for a total of 12 minutes and 7 seconds as it achieved one full revolution around the Earth." Bell died on May 5, 1961 when the capsule crashed on its return.Fallout 3 message box transcriptions: "This is the actual skeleton of Captain Carl Bell who died on May 5, 1961 after his Space Capsule crash landed. Captain Bell is credited as being the first human in space on board the Space Capsule Defiance 7, but this has been constantly refuted by both the Soviet Union and China. Defiance 7's flight lasted for a total of 12 minutes and 7 seconds as it achieved one full revolution around the Earth. Donated by Edwina Bell."
==Appearances==
Defiance 7 is mentioned only in Fallout 3.
==Behind the scenes==
* This is the Fallout universe's version of the suborbital flight of Alan Shepard, first American in space, on the same date. His space capsule was named Freedom 7.
* In the real world, the number 7 was used in the names of all crewed flights of Project Mercury. This is shared by the Clarabella 7, a later USSA spaceflight in the Fallout universe that also took place during the 1960s.
==References==
Category:Spacecraft
Category:United States Space Administration
Category:Museum of Technology
Category:Fallout 3 mentioned-only content
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