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Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-199 …
Title Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-1998
Explanation On another Friday (May 5, 1961), at the dawn of the space age [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/index.html ], NASA controllers "lit the candle" and sent Alan B. Shepard Jr. arcing into space atop a Redstone rocket [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980404.html ]. The picture shows the pressure-suited Shepard before the launch in his cramped space capsule [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/MERC_OV/10073402.htm ] dubbed "Freedom 7" [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/MR3/10073523.htm ]. This historic flight [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-3/mr-3.html ] - the first spaceflight by an American - made Shepard a national hero [ http://www.nasm.edu/GALLERIES/GAL114/SpaceRace/ ]. Born in East Derry, New Hampshire on November 18, 1923, Shepard graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1944 and went on to train and serve as a Naval Aviator. Chosen as one of the original seven Mercury Program [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4201/toc.htm ] astronauts, he considered this first flight [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4201/ch11-4.htm ] the greatest challenge and actively sought the assignment. Shepard's accomplishments in his career as an astronaut spanned a remarkable period in human achievement and in 1972 he walked on the moon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/ ] as commander of the Apollo 14 mission. A true pioneer and intrepid explorer, Alan Shepard died Tuesday [ http://www.nasa.gov/shepard.html ] at age 74 after a lengthy illness.
North looking view of portio …
Title North looking view of portion of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Description A north looking view of portions of Massachusetts and New Hampshire in this Skylab 3 Earth Resources Experiments Package S190-B (five-inch earth terrain camera) infrared photograph taken from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. This picture includes a view of Boston and Boston Bay, Lowell, Manchester, Lawrence, and Salem.
Date Taken 1973-08-15
New England from Boston to L …
Title New England from Boston to Lake Champlain and up to southern Main from STS-58
Description This photograph includes much of the heart of New England, stretching from Boston and Boston Harbor (lower left) across New Hampshire and Vermont to Lake Champlain (upper left), and up to southern Maine (Portland is just off the photo at right center). North of Boston flows the Merrimack River (which forms part of the state boundary between Massachuesetts and New Hampshire). It is delineated by the small industrial towns (Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell) which grew up on its banks. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are seen near the center, and Mt. Washington (6,288 feet) is capped with snow. Fort Sam Houston is contained within the northeast quadrant of the city, Brooks Air Force Base lies at the southeastern corner, and Lackland and Kelly Air Force Bases are within the suburban fringe to the southwest. San Antonio International Airport can be seen at the foot of the escarpment in the northern part of the city.
Date Taken 1993-10-30
Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt …
Title Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38
Description Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC. She talks to Michael J. Smith, STS 51-L pilot, before leaving.
Date Taken 1985-10-03
Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt …
Title Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38
Description Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC.
Date Taken 1985-10-03
Christa McAuliffe at Ellingt …
Title Christa McAuliffe at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38
Description Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space participant from Concord, New Hampshire, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field near JSC.
Date Taken 1985-10-03
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She is seated in the mission specialists station behind the pilot's station. Astronaut Michael J. Smith, pilot for STS 51-L, mans his station in left foreground.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She is seated in the pilot's station.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She is seated in the pilot's station.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She shares cookies with one of the trainers briefing her on the consoles and controls that operate the SMS in JSC's Mission Simulation and Training facility.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
Christa McAuliffe and Barbar …
Title Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan named Teacher in Space Participants
Description Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left), from Concord, New Hampshire and Barbara R. Morgan of McCall, Idaho, have been named Teacher in Space Participants. They are posing in Space Shuttle mission simulator (SMS), wearing the blue shuttle flight suits and holding a helmet between them.
Date Taken 1985-12-17
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She is being briefed about the consoles and controls that operate the SMS in JSC's Mission Simulation and Training facility.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
Christa McAulffe in the Shut …
Title Christa McAulffe in the Shuttle Mission Simulator
Description Sharon Christa McAulffe, the Teacher in Space Payload Specialist from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the STS 51-L mission in the Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). She takes a drink from a shuttle beverage container during a break from her briefing on the consoles and controls that operate the SMS in JSC's Mission Simulation and Training facility.
Date Taken 1985-11-19
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