May 5, 2016
Alan Shepard inspects his Freedom 7 space capsule at the Smithsonian Institution, shortly after it was put on display in October, 1961.
Below, visitors explore the capsule and artifacts flown in it.
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Alan Shepard inspects his Freedom 7 space capsule at the Smithsonian Institution, shortly after it was put on display in October, 1961.
Below, visitors explore the capsule and artifacts flown in it.
(13 Sept. 1961) --- View of the recovery of the Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) spacecraft which was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sept. 13, 1961. Photo credit: NASA