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S61-02711 (5 May 1961) --- Crew members of the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain cheer and take pictures of the arrival of the first Project Mercury pilot to fly a suborbital flight, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Two helicopters are approaching the ship, one carrying the astronaut and the other the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) capsule. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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01/01/1961
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johnson space center gemini program gemini crew members uss champlain uss champlain arrival astronaut alan shepard mercury project high resolution astronaut alan shepard navy carrier champlain cheer astronaut alan first project mercury pilot shepard jr two helicopters photo credit national aeronautics space administration nasa