Launch of the MR-3 spacecraft
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Astronaut Shepard arrives at Grand Bahamas Island
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Launch of the MR-3 missile
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Launch of the MR-3 missile
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Launch of the MR-3 missile
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Astronaut Alan Shepard poses with Boy Scouts from Franklin, Virginia
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Astronaut Alan Shepard in pressure suit with Freedom 7 capsule
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Crew members of U.S. Champlain cheer arrival of Astronaut Alan Shepard
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Rescue helicopter crew drop Astronaut Shepard a hoisting sling after landing
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Astronaut Alan Shepard on U.S. Champlain after recovery of Mercury capsule
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Astronaut Shepard arrives at Grand Bahamas Island & is greeted by Grissom
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Astronauts Shepard and Glenn at breakfast before the MR-3 flight
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