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Images by L. Gordon Cooper and Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
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Dr. Wernher von Braun and As
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Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut Cooper |
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Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2 minutes sub-orbital test flight, put the first American, Astronaut Alan Shepard, in space. |
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5/5/1961 |
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Marshall Space Flight Center |
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