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Astronaut Commander Alan Shepard, Jr.

Portrait of Commander Alan Shepard, Jr. in the center upper left is his capsule and bottom right he is wearing his space suit
Description: Drawing, Pencil on Paper; by George Gray; 1961; Unframed Dimensions 18H X 13W
Accession #: 88-161-PJ
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This portrait shows Alan Shepard in 1961 after he became the second man in space and the first American in space. Over ten years later, he commanded Apollo 14 and became the fifth man to walk on the moon.

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