Life Magazine for May 12, 1961, "'AOK!' The U.S. is in Space"
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President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space was an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured the first U.S astronaut in space, Alan Shepard. His Freedom 7 capsule reached 116.5 miles above the earth before splashing down on May 5, 1961.
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space was an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. This cover story featured the first U.S astronaut in space, Alan Shepard. His Freedom 7 capsule reached 116.5 miles above the earth before splashing down on May 5, 1961.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
12 May 1961
Subject Date
05 May 1961
Creators
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Cover photograph by Dean Conger for NASA, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.75 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: LIFE / 'AOK!' THE U.S. / IS IN SPACE / Exclusive: Mrs. Shepard's Story / Success! Alan Shepard / is Hauled into Copter
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