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Astronaut Allen Shepard in his pressure suit for MR-3 flight
Side view of Astronaut Allen Shepard in his pressure suit, with helmet closed, for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American manned space flight (02766); Shepard in flight couch for final check before insertion into capsule for his MR-3 flight (02767).
Catalog Date: 28 July 1961
Film Type: 8x10
NASA image: S61-02766