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NASA astronauts gaze at a model capsule created for the Project Mercury program. In 1961, Alan Shepard, seen here at the far left, became the first American in space, flying in a capsule similar to this one. See the gallery, Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space.

Photo: Francis Miller./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1959
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