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[Technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit]

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Identifier2011-10-27_image_003SourceThe Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection (2011-10-27)CreatorUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDescriptionPhotograph 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.Creation Date1961-05-05SubjectProject Mercury (U.S.)Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998United States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAstronautsPlaceCape Canaveral (Fla.)FloridaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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Source consulted: "Alan Shepard Suits Up for Flight," NASA.gov, accessed May 14, 2026, https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/alan-shepard-suits-up-flight/.

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[Technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit]