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[Launch of Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7), May 5, 1961] (Item)

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

[Alan B. Shepard and Freedom 7 capsule aboard USS Lake Champlain] (Item)

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

[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter recovering Freedom 7 capsule] (Item)

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

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

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.

[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter delivering Freedom 7 capsule to USS Lake Champlain] (Item)

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.

[Servicemen gathered around Freedom 7 capsule, USS Lake Champlain] (Item)

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

[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard receiving medical exam] (Item)

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

[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard in test seat] (Item)

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

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