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[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter]

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Identifier2011-10-27_image_005SourceThe Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection (2011-10-27)CreatorUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDescriptionPhotograph 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.Creation Date1961-05-05SubjectProject Mercury (U.S.)Mercury-Redstone 3Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998United States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAstronautsHelicoptersSikorsky S-58 FamilyUnited States. Marine CorpsOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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Source consulted (similar image): "Alan Shepard Completes His Mission," NASA.gov, accessed May 14, 2026, https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/alan-shepard-completes-his-mission/.

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