The first American in space, Commander Alan B. Shepard ?
The first American in space, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr, is greeted by his daughter, Juliana, 9, on his return home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on 9 May 1961, following his successful 302mile suborbital lob on 5 May. His father, Alan B. Shepard Sr, looks on right
Picture No
12024180
Media ID
48088717
Size
4468px x 5329px
(12.9MB)
Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1961
