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Mercury Project
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Mercury Project

NASA / MSFC · 1961-05-05 · photograph (digital archive)

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This photo depicts the recovery operations of the MR-3 mission. Astronaut Alan Shepard was picked up by a U.S. Marine helicopter after the completion of the first marned suborbital flight by MR-3 (Mercury-Redstone) with the Freedom 7 capsule.

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Recovery OperationsMR-3Alan ShepardFreedom 7Mercury-Redstone
Credit lineMercury Project. NASA/MSFC, 1961-05-05. Public domain. ID: 9248461.
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