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USN 1054782 Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
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Title: Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Caption: Taken in May 1961. The astronaut is shown here during the final phase of a physical examination given prior to his 5100 mile per hour suborbital flight 302 miles down range from Cape Canaveral Florida in Mercury Redstone III.
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Catalog #: USN 1054782
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW photograph
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