Title

1961 - Astronaut Alan Shepard recieves NASA Distinguished Service Award

Caption

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. receives the NASA Distinguished Service Award from United States President John F. Kennedy May 8, 1961, days after his history making MR-3 flight. Shepard's wife and mother on left and the other six Mercury astronauts are in background.

Date

1961

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group/HUM Images

Reference

UMG22A33_005

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20,2Mb (922,8Kb) / 10,0in x 7,9in / 3000 x 2357 (300dpi)

Keywords

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