Mercury Project Alan Shepard, NASA Mercury project
Astronaut Alan Shepard fitted with space suit prior to the first marned suborbital flight. Freedom 7, carrying Astronaut Alan Shepard, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle, lifted off on May 5, 1961. ... More
Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D.C.
(May 8, 1961) President John F. Kennedy congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space, on his historic May 5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with the NASA D... More
The Launch of Mercury-Redstone. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) The launch of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7. MR-3 placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in suborbit on May 5, 1961...UID: SPD-MARSH-6100884
Shepard With Freedom 7 Capsule. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) Alan B. Shepard, Jr., America's first astronaut, stands in front of the Freedom 7 spacecraft shortly after completion of the third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle, May 5, 1961. Durin... More
Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule
A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the f... More
Freedom 7 and Shepard In flight
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan Shepard photographed in flight by a 16mm movie camera inside the Freedom 7 spacecraft. Shepard is just about to raise the shield in front of his face during descent after opening of... More
Freedom 7 Prelaunch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom wishes Alan B. Shepard a safe flight just before insertion into the Freedom 7 spacecraft mated on the Redstone rocket...Image # : 71P-0245
Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S.S. Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Freedom 7 Mercury space capsule...Image # : S88-31380
Shepard Enters Cleanroom, NASA Mercury project
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., makes his way from the elevator to the cleanroom atop the service tower where he'll be inserted into his Mercury space capsule nicknamed "Freedom 7."..Image # : 71P-0270
Mercury Project - recovery of the Freedom 7 (MR-3) capsule by a U.S. M...
This photo depicts the recovery of the Freedom 7 (MR-3) capsule by a U.S. Marine helicopter. The MR-3 mission successfully placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in space for 15-1/2 minutes and retu... More
Wernher von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
Photographed are Dr. von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of the MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2-minute suborbital test fl... More
Mercury Project recovery, NASA Mercury project
This photo depicts the recovery operations of the MR-3 mission. Astronaut Alan Shepard was picked up by a U.S. Marine helicopter after the completion of the first marned suborbital flight by MR-3 (Mercury-Redst... More
Mercury Project Madison County Alabama
Dr. von Braun addresses a crowd celebrating in front of the Madison County Alabama Courthouse following the successful launch of Astronaut Alan Shepard (America's first astronaut in space) into space on a Mercu... More
Mercury Project Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7
The launch of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7. MR-3 placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in suborbit on May 5, 1961.
Mercury Project Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. during suiting for the first manned suborbital flight, MR-3 mission. The Freedom 7 spacecraft, carrying the first American, Astronaut Shepard and boosted by the Mercury-Redstone l... More
Mercury Project Astronaut Alan Shepard physical examination
Astronaut Alan Shepard underwent a physical examination prior to the first marned suborbital flight. Freedom 7 carrying Astronaut Alan Shepard, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle, lifted off on May ... More
Mercury Project Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. lifts off in the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft on May 5, 1961. This third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle, developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the rocket team in H... More
Mercury Project, NASA Mercury project
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The Freedom 7 spacecraft boosted by Mercury-Redstone vehicle for the MR-3 mission made the... More
Freedom 7 NASA Image of The Day
On May 5, 1961, at 9:34am EST NASA astronaut Alan Shepard launched about his Mercury Redstone spacecraft, nicknamed Freedom 7, to become the first American in space. In this image, fellow astronaut Gus Grissom ... More
Amanda Young, the National Air & Space Museum's specialist in early ma...
SUITLAND, Md. (Jun. 08, 2007) Amanda Young, the National Air & Space Museum's specialist in early manned spaceflight and astronautical equipment, dons her gloves while preparing to inspect former naval astronau... More
Alan Shepard pouso
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard on the deck of the USS Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury capsule in the western Atlantic Ocean. Português: Alan Shepard após o pouso.
Shepard on deck of Champlain after recovery
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard on the deck of the USS Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury capsule in the western Atlantic Ocean. Deutsch: Mercury-Redstone 3 - Alan B. Shepard an Bord der U.S. Champlain.
Shepard in trainer before launch
Alan Shepard prepares in trainer before launch of Freedom 7
Shepard in trainer before launch
Alan Shepard prepares his sub-orbital spaceflight in the procedures trainer before launch of Freedom 7.
Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D.C. (9460624334)
President John F. Kennedy congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space, on his historic May 5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with the NASA Distinguished S... More
Stamps of Moldova, 018-11
Stamps of Moldova
Alan Shepard 1961
Alan Shepard 1961