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MR-3 Pilot Alan Shepard

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   61-MR3-66

1961

A very nice publicity shot of Al in full spacesuit.

On the back is a full page Bio of Alan up to 1961 in the familiar purple mimeograph print.

If this fine glossy photograph did not have the worn logo on the front, you would not be able to tell the difference with this 1974 reissue to the original vintage print. This glossy was printed using the same paper and process and text on the back as the vintage print.

This very fine 1974 vintage glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard During Egress Training

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  62-MA6-20

The new recovery aid, flotation bags, is demonstrated by Al Shepard as he egress's from the spacecraft. this new recovery aid will be employed for the first time on the MA-6 mission.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in mint condition and has the old original style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Suiting Up

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   63-MA9-73

25 March 1963

This is a MA-9 photograph with Alan suiting up during  MA-9 pre-flight activities in Hangar S at the Cape. Al was back-up pilot for the Mercury Atlas-9 mission.

This very fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Inserted For Simulation

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-249

29 April 1961

Alan Shepard, MR-3 Pilot, is being inserted into the Mercury Capsule for flight simulation test with a full countdown to check out hardware and launch personnel activities.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Astronaut Escape System

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-257

29 April 1961

After flight simulations Alan Shepard must go through Astronaut Escape Test using this Cherry-picker to extract the astronaut in case of an emergency.  

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mercury 7 Breakfast Before MR-3 Launch

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  116-KSC-71P-266

MR-3 launch day. Dr Douglas heads the table with Glenn to his left then Shepard, Carpenter, Schirra (other end), Slayton, Grissom and Cooper to Dr. Douglas's right.

A shame to call this fine 1971 vintage photograph a reissue. As its number indicates it was printed in 1971. It is in near mint condition and has the old style logo and text on the back. If it was not for the NASA number, you could not tell that this was printed 10 years later.

 

 

 

 

 

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Al & Cooper During Suiting Up Operations

10  x  8   NASA Colour Photograph

NASA  No.  MSFC - 9248359

Issued by MSFC 30 January 1992

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard get a hand from Astronaut Gordo Cooper during suiting for the first manned suborbital flight, MR-3 mission. The Freedom 7 spacecraft, carrying the first American, Astronaut Shepard and boosted by the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle.

This very fine 1992 issue is in near mint condition with MSFC's still caption label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Grissom & Shepard Before Insertion

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   61-MR3-86A

5 May 1961

Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom wishes Alan Shepard a safe flight just before insertion into the Freedom 7 Spacecraft mounted on the Mercury Redstone booster.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has the original style purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Enters Freedom 7

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   61-MR3-86A

5 May 1961

Astronaut Alan Shepard is seen as he enters the Freedom 7 Spacecraft.

This fine glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Before Hatch Is Sealed

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-262

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard, MR-3 Pilot, is shown just prior to being sealed in the Mercury Spacecraft for man's first trip into space.

This fine 1971 glossy NASA reissue is in near mint condition with the black logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Before Hatch Is Sealed #2

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-248

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard, MR-3 Pilot, is shown just prior to being sealed in the Mercury Spacecraft for man's first trip into space.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Before Hatch Is Sealed  #3

10  x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   MSFC 9248358

Issued by MSFC in 1992

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard, MR-3 Pilot, is shown just prior to being sealed in the Mercury Spacecraft for man's first trip into space.

This very fine glossy MSFC issue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mercury Redstone 3

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  61-MR3-72C

5 May 1961

The MR-3 stands ready for the first sub-orbital flight with a human onboard namely, Alan Shepard. the MR-3 is seen along side the cherry-picker during an escape systems check.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in mint condition and has the old original style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

£8.95

MR-3 Freedom 7 Lift Off

10  x  8   NASA Colour Photograph

NASA  No.  S61-1927

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine NASA issue is in very good, near mint condition and has the worm style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Freedom 7 Lift Off  #2A

10  x  8   NASA Colour Photograph

NASA  No.  S61-1928

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine modern NASA issue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Freedom 7 Lift Off  #3

10  x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  KSC-71P-258

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

£6.95

MR-3 Freedom 7 Lift Off  #4

10  x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  KSC-61P-4568

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Freedom 7 Clears The Tower

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   PL-61-72579

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles down-rage from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine glossy NASA photograph is in very  good condition, near mint.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Freedom 7 Clears The Tower #2

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-259

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles down-rage from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Freedom 7 Clears The Tower #3

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   61-MR3-74

5 May 1961

Mercury-Redstone 3, the U.S. first manned space flight, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard was the pilot of the Mercury spacecraft designated "Freedom 7". The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour, reached an altitude of 115.5 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles down-rage from Cape Canaveral. 

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Hoisted To Helicopter

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  S-61-2723

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard is being hoisted onboard his recovery helicopter after a his successful first American space flight .

This fine glossy NASA issue is in mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Hoisted To Helicopter #2

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  61-MR3-96H

5 May 1961

The same shot as above but printed the other way around and has a KSC number instead of JSC's "S" number

Alan Shepard is being hoisted onboard his recovery helicopter after a his successful first American sub-orbital space flight.

This fine NASA issue is in mint condition and has the old original style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Hoisted To Helicopter #3

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  116-KSC-71P-268

Alan Shepard is being hoisted onboard his recovery helicopter after a his successful first American sub-orbital space flight.

A shame to call this fine 1971 vintage photograph a reissue. As its number indicates it was printed in 1971. It is in near mint condition and has the old style logo and text on the back. If it was not for the NASA number, you could not tell that this was printed 10 years later.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Hoisted To Helicopter #4

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  S-88-31376

Alan Shepard is being hoisted onboard his recovery helicopter after a his successful first American sub-orbital space flight.

This 1988 vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition and has the purple worm logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard Hoisted To Safety

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  61-MR3-76

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard, in body harness, is being hoisted to safety aboard the recovery helicopter after a his successful first American space flight .

This fine glossy NASA issue is in mint condition and has the old original style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Alan Shepard Recovery

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-264

5 May 1961

Al Shepard is rescued by a U.S. Karine helicopter at the termination of his sub-orbital flight down range from the Cape.

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard MR-3 Recovery

10  x  8   NASA Colour Photograph

NASA  No.  S-64-14858

5 May 1961

Al Shepard is rescued by a U.S. Karine helicopter at the termination of his sub-orbital flight down range from the Cape.

This fine NASA issue is in mint condition and has the worm style NASA purple logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alan Shepard MR-3 Recovery  #2

10  x  8   NASA Colour Photograph

NASA  No.  S-64-14858

5 May 1961

Al Shepard is rescued by a U.S. Karine helicopter at the termination of his sub-orbital flight down range from the Cape.

This fine NASA colour photograph is in very good condition with purple worm logo and text on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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Shepard On Way To USS Champlain

10 x 8  B/W NASA Glossy Photograph

NASA  No.  61-MR3-98

5 May 1961

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen laughing with other personnel onboard the helicopter after recovery operations of him and his Mercury space vehicle.

If this fine glossy photograph did not have the worn logo on the front, you would not be able to tell the difference with this 1974 reissue to the original vintage print. This glossy was printed using the same paper and process and logo on the back as the vintage print.

This very fine 1974 vintage glossy NASA issue is in mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

£6.95

MR-3 Alan Shepard Unsuits

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-247

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard unsuits for a physical exam in the Admiral's In-Port Cabin aboard the U.S. Navy carrier Champlain after his 5100 mile per hour space flight. 

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Inspects His Spacecraft

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   KSC-71P-261

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard inspects his spacecraft onboard the recovery carrier, Champlain, after his suborbital space flight.  

This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition and has KSC's photo label on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

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MR-3 Shepard Inspects His Spacecraft #2

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   S88-31385

5 May 1961

Alan Shepard inspects his spacecraft onboard the recovery carrier, Champlain, after his suborbital space flight.  

This fine glossy NASA 1988 reissue is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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