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Spectators Watch the Skies Near Cape Canaveral

Spectators Watch the Skies Near Cape Canaveral

Crowds gather to watch Alan Shepard's fateful flight on May 5, 1961, from Cape Canaveral, Fla. "We didn't envision ourselves receiving the attention and publicity which we did, because there were a lot of skeptics in the early days," Shepard said.

Photo: Robert W. Kelley./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1961
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