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Spiral-bound, "steno"-style notebook of handwritten notes by astronaut Deke Slayton during the Mercury Program, circa 1958-1963. The contents of the notebook illustrate the organizational structure of the department, problems that needed to be…

Photograph of a technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit prior to the Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard receiving a medical exam, circa 1961.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard in a test seat, circa 1961.

Photograph of servicemen gathered around the Freedom 7 capsule, USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), May 5, 1961.

Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) delivering the Freedom 7 capsule to the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), May 5, 1961.

Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) recovering the Freedom 7 capsule, May 5, 1961.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after the Freedom 7 splashdown, May 5, 1961. The Freedom 7 capsule is visible in the water below.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard seated in the Freedom 7 capsule prior to launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.

Photograph of a technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit prior to the Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.