A beautiful radiophoto with almost abstract quality of the Freedom 7 mission.

The first U.S. human spaceflight on May 5, 1961, Mercury Redstone 3 was piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. The main scientific objective of project Mercury was to determine man's capabilities in a space environment and the ability to return a human safely back to Earth.

Stamped "5 MAI 1961" on the verso. Normal traces of use for a vintage press photo.

ca. 18 x 23 cm