Astronaut Alan B. Shepard in his space suit and helmet inside the Mecury capsule where he is undergoing a flight simulation test for the first attempt to put a man into space. (April 29, 1961, NASA.)

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1200 x 1835 px | 20.3 x 31.1 cm | 8 x 12.2 inches | 150dpi

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29 April 1961

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Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.

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