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[Technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit prior to Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) launch]
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.

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

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

[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after Freedom 7 splashdown]
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.

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

[Technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit prior to Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) launch]
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.

[Alan B. Shepard and Freedom 7 capsule aboard USS Lake Champlain]
Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard and the Freedom 7 capsule aboard the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), May 5, 1961.

[Launch of Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7), May 5, 1961]
Photograph of the launch of Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7), Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.
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