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Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space
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John Glenn Gives Alan Shepard the OK Before Liftoff
John Glenn gestures to Alan Shepard (in helmet) before launch of Freedom 7, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1961. Shepard was about to become the first American in space.
In this photo:
John Glenn
,
Alan B. Shepard
Photo: Ralph Morse/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
May 05, 1961
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