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 61-MR3-19 (thumbnail)
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   Photo ID:

   61-MR3-19   


   Program:

   Mercury   


   Mission:

   Mercury III


   Date Taken:

   1961-01-01


   Film Type:

   8x10

Title:
Astronaut Alan Shepard prepares for testing in centrifuge
Description:
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., one of three NASA astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury first manned suborbital flight, prepares for testing in capsule of the U.S. Navy's centrifuge at Johnsville, Pennsylvania.
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUT TRAINING ASTRONAUTS CENTRIFUGES MERCURY PROJECT WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
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