Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D. C. 1961. Creator: NASA

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Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D. C. 1961. Creator: NASA

Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D.C. 1961. President John F. Kennedy congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. the first American in space, on his historic May 5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with the NASA Distinguished Service Award. The ceremony took place on the White House lawn. Shepards wife, Louise (left in white dress and hat), and his mother were in attendance as well as the other six Mercury astronauts and NASA officals, some visible in the background

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