Defiance 7

Defiance 7 was the space capsule in which Captain Carl Bell of the United States Space Administration (USSA) made his historic flight, becoming the first human in space, on May 5, 1961, although this claim was disputed by both the Soviet Union and China. Captain Bell's flight lasted twelve minutes and seven seconds, and made a full revolution around the Earth. Bell died when the capsule crashed on its return to Earth.

Defiance 7 flight was a major victory for the United States in the space race, which it won a decade later, when Virgo II placed the first man on Earth's moon.