| Image Information |
| Caption | Profile of astronaut Alan Shepard in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed as he prepares for his upcoming Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launch. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.
File Reference # 1001_008THA |
| Headline | Archival Historical |
| Special Instructions | For Editorial Use Only - |
| Keywords | Astronaut Space Suit Rocket Launch Archival Historical History Space Exploration 1960s Decade Color Image File Reference # 1001_008THA The Hollywood Archive The Hollywood Photo Archive Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. |
| Credit | The Hollywood Archive |
| Source | Legacy Collection/The Hollywood Archive |
| Object Name | Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. |
| Date Created | 01/01/1951 |
| Byline Photographer/Contributor | NASA |
| Max File Size: | 21.8M - H3000px x W2412px (8.0 x 10.0 inches @ 300 pixels/inch) |
