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Astronaut Alan Shepard wearing spacesuit and preparing for Project Mercury III mission / technician testing spacesuit speaker system on July 28, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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Astronaut Alan Shepard suiting up for Project Mercury III mission on July 28, 1961 in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Footage by Getty Images)
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