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Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space
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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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