America's first man in space...
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May 08, 1961
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 8, 1961
* Astronaut Alan Shepard
* 1st American in space
* Mercury-Redstone 3 - Freedom 7
* JFK - White House ceremony
America's first man is space is heralded with a banner headline: " 'CAPITAL HAILS SHEPARD; Kennedy Gives Medal to Space Hero" with subheads and two related photos. More inside.
This was an historic first in America's effort in the space race with the Soviet Union, still behind as the first man in space was Uri Gagarin's flight of less than a month prior.
Complete with 30+ pages, two small library stamps within the masthead, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.
* Astronaut Alan Shepard
* 1st American in space
* Mercury-Redstone 3 - Freedom 7
* JFK - White House ceremony
America's first man is space is heralded with a banner headline: " 'CAPITAL HAILS SHEPARD; Kennedy Gives Medal to Space Hero" with subheads and two related photos. More inside.
This was an historic first in America's effort in the space race with the Soviet Union, still behind as the first man in space was Uri Gagarin's flight of less than a month prior.
Complete with 30+ pages, two small library stamps within the masthead, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
