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Captain Carl Bell was a 20th century astronaut. In May of 1961, he led the United States Space Administration's ill-fated Defiance 7 mission, becoming both the first American in space and the first human to die in space.

Background[]

Bell became the first human in space on board the Defiance 7 space capsule.[1] He died on May 5, 1961 when the space capsule crash landed.[1] The Defiance 7 flight lasted for a total of 12 minutes and 7 seconds as it achieved one full revolution around the Earth.[1] After his death, his skeleton was donated by Edwina Bell to the Washington, D.C. Museum of Technology, where it was displayed in the west wing, along with Bell's deep space suit.[1]

Appearances[]

Captain Carl Bell is mentioned only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes[]

In the real world, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space on May 5, 1961.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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 fightIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar lasted for a total of 12 minutes and 7 seconds as it achieved one full revolution around the Earth. Donated by Edwina Bell."
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