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Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch Main Content
NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : S61-02766
Date : 07/28/1961

Title

Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch

Full Description

Profile of astronaut Alan Shepard in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed as he prepares for his upcoming Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launch. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.

Keywords

Project Mercury MR-3 Alan Shepard USS Lake Champlain Helicopter Freedom 7 Capsule

Subject Category

Mercury-Astronaut, Mercury-Program,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: S61-02766
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001023

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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