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Alan Shepard is the first American in space....
Alan Shepard is the first American in space....
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May 05, 1961
THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, May 5, 1961
* Astronaut Alan Shepard
* 1st American in space
* Mercury-Redstone 3 - Freedom 7
The two line banner headline announces: "Astronaut Is Fired Safely Into Space, Recovered by Helicopter off Bahamas" with subheads and two related photos. (see). More on the following pages. This was America's entry in the manned space flight race with the Soviet Union.
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, a little minor staining, generally nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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