155 Back Side of Photograph Alan B. Shepard in Mission Control

Creator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Preview

Identifier

F13_006_02

Date

July 1961

Description

This black and white text is located on the backside of the prior image. This description describes the image and context of the imagery.

Physical Description

black and white photograph

Keywords

Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Shepard- Alan B. (Alan Bartlett) 1923-1998, Schirra- Walter M. (1893-1973), Men, Astronauts, Press releases

Rights

This material is free from copyright under Sections 101 and 105 of the United States Copyright Act.

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Repository

Cosmosphere International SciEd Center

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), "155 Back Side of Photograph Alan B. Shepard in Mission Control" (1961). Project Mercury Images. 155.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/mercury/155

Language

eng

Transcription

61-MR4-86 National Aeronautics and Space Administration For immediate release July 22, 1961. Inside Mercury Control, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., first U.S. man-in-space enjoys a cigar being lighted by astronaut Schirra. Shepard was in voice contact with Virgil I. Grissom during the Mercury-Redstone 4 launch July 21, 1961. (NASA Photo)