ASTRONAUT SHEPARD - PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES, NASA Mercury project
S61-02794 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., shakes hands with fellow astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (on left, back to camera), prior to ingressing the capsule for his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spacef... More
Retrieval of Alan B. Shepard Jr.
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) suborbital spaceflight, is retrieved by a helicopter from the USS Lake Champlain during recovery operations in the western Atl... More
Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
(May 5, 1961) Profile of astronaut Alan Shepard in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed as he prepares for his upcoming Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launch. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. be... More
Launch of Freedom 7, NASA Mercury project
(May 5, 1961) Launch of Freedom 7, the first American manned suborbital space flight. Astronaut Alan Shepard aboard, the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) rocket is launched from Pad 5...Image # : 61C-0883
The Launch of Mercury-Redstone. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) The launch of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7. MR-3 placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in suborbit on May 5, 1961...UID: SPD-MARSH-6100884
Shepard With Freedom 7 Capsule. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) Alan B. Shepard, Jr., America's first astronaut, stands in front of the Freedom 7 spacecraft shortly after completion of the third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle, May 5, 1961. Durin... More
Freedom 7 Prelaunch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom wishes Alan B. Shepard a safe flight just before insertion into the Freedom 7 spacecraft mated on the Redstone rocket...Image # : 71P-0245
Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S.S. Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Freedom 7 Mercury space capsule...Image # : S88-31380
Astronaut - Shepard - MR-3, NASA Mercury project
S61-02785 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in his pressure suit is seated in a reclining chair while a technician checks communications equipment in his helmet. He is in the suiting trailer before... More
Alan Shepard, NASA Mercury project
(April 29, 1961) A closeup of astronaut Alan Shepard in his space suit seated inside the Mercury capsule. He is undergoing a flight simulation test with the capsule mated to the Redstone booster...Image # : 61-10515
Astronaut Escape Testing, NASA Mercury project
Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight configuration with cherry picker, on one of many tests conducted to evaluate astronaut escape feasibility...Image # : 71P-0257
Shepard Enters Cleanroom, NASA Mercury project
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., makes his way from the elevator to the cleanroom atop the service tower where he'll be inserted into his Mercury space capsule nicknamed "Freedom 7."..Image # : 71P-0270
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Wernher von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
Photographed are Dr. von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of the MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2-minute suborbital test fl... More
Mercury Project - recovery of the Freedom 7 (MR-3) capsule by a U.S. M...
This photo depicts the recovery of the Freedom 7 (MR-3) capsule by a U.S. Marine helicopter. The MR-3 mission successfully placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in space for 15-1/2 minutes and retu... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Astronaut Alan Shepard is rescued by helicopter at end of MR-3 flight
S88-31376 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) suborbital spaceflight, is retrieved by a helicopter from the USS Lake Champlain during recovery operations in th... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Project recovery, NASA Mercury project
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-Redst... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
MR-3 flight earth observations. NASA public domain image colelction.
S61-01914 (5 May 1961) --- Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spaceflight Earth observations of a cloudy Earth surface. There is a gleam from the light reflected off the capsule window in the lower right side of the fra... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Project Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7
The launch of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3), Freedom 7. MR-3 placed the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in suborbit on May 5, 1961.
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More
Mercury Redstone III flight - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight. The flight number (MR-3) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clock... More