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Astronaut Alan Shepard inspects his capsule on U.S. Champlain after recovery
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Astronaut Alan Shepard inspects his capsule on U.S. Champlain after recovery

S88-31384 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) pilot, is pictured near his Freedom 7 capsule during a postflight inspection aboard the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury vehicle. Earlier Shepard had completed the historical 15-minute suborbital Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, marking the U.S. inaugural manned space mission. (NASA Hq. No. 61-MR3-107 or MR3-44) Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Date
1961-05-05
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Astronaut Alan Shepard inspects his capsule on U.S. Champlain after recovery" (1961-05-05). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/S88-31384

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