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LAUNCH OF FREEDOM 7, MAY 5, 1961

NASA [FREEDOM 7]

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    LAUNCH OF FREEDOM 7, MAY 5, 1961

    NASA [FREEDOM 7]

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    Freedom 7 / Unidentified photographer

    Launch of Freedom 7

    May 5, 1961

    Vintage photograph with black NASA MSC number “S-61-2105” with NASA MSC caption on the verso.
    20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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    This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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    MR-3 ignition and launch of “Freedom 7” from pad 5, Cape Canaveral with Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard.

    From NASA caption.

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