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NASA Image of the Day Gallery
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NASA Image of the Day Gallery
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Title:
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Light the Candle
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Light the Candle
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NASA
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Description:
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Astronaut Alan Shepard is hurled into space atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. Freedom 7 was the first American manned suborbital space flight, making Shepard the first American in space He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the moon. Image Credit: NASA
Description
Astronaut Alan Shepard is hurled into space atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. Freedom 7 was the first American manned suborbital space flight, making Shepard the first American in space He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the moon. Image Credit: NASA
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Date:
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10/23/08
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284663main_Shepard_L aunch_full
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284663main_Shepard_L aunch_full
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2008
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What:
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Mercury
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Apollo 14
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Moon
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