US Navy 070608-N-5345W-096 Amanda Young, the National Air ^ Space Museum's specialist in early manned spaceflight and astronautical equipment, dons her gloves while preparing to inspect former naval astronaut Rear Adm. Alan B

SUITLAND, Md. (June 8, 2007) - Amanda Young, the National Air & Space Museum's specialist in early manned spaceflight and astronautical equipment, dons her gloves while preparing to inspect former naval astronaut Rear Adm. Alan B. Shepard's project Mercury spacesuit, worn May 5, 1961, when Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 orbiter and became America's first man in space. Shepard's suit, along with many other historically significant spacesuits, is currently stored in temperature and humidity controlled environments at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)