President John F. Kennedy presents astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. with the NASA Distinguished Service Award in a ceremony on the White House lawn May 8, 1961 in Washington, Shepard was the first American in space during his historic Freedom 7 Spacecraft ride.

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President John F. Kennedy presents astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. with the NASA Distinguished Service Award in a ceremony on the White House lawn May 8, 1961 in Washington, Shepard was the first American in space during his historic Freedom 7 Spacecraft ride.

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