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Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space

Alan Shepard Reunites With His Mercury Seven Colleagues

Alan Shepard Reunites With His Mercury Seven Colleagues

Alan Shepard laughs with astronauts Gus Grissom and Deke Slayton after his 1961 space flight. Grissom was the second American in space, but his success was marred by an accident after landing.

In this photo: Virgil I. Grissom, Alan B. Shepard, Donald K. Slayton

Photo: Paul Schutzer./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1961
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