The launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a suborbital mission, 5 May 1961. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441677/free-photo-image-astronaut-mercury-redstone-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseCrew members of the U.S. Navy Carrier Champlain cheer and take pictures of the arrival of the first Project Mercury pilot.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441692/the-us-navy-carrier-champlainFree Image from public domain licenseMR-3 prelaunch alert, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441625/free-photo-image-factory-black-and-white-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseLaunching of the Mercury-Redstone 3 from Cape Canaveral on astronaut Alan B. Shepard's suborbital mission, 5 May 1961.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441678/free-photo-image-astronaut-program-black-and-white-photographyFree Image from public domain licenseMercury-Redstone 3 missile standing alone on launch pad. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441699/free-photo-image-missile-may-1961-alan-bartlett-shepard-jrFree Image from public domain licensePACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2011) An SA 330 Puma returns to the Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8728073/photo-image-public-domain-boatFree Image from public domain license