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This pin celebrated the May 5, 1961 suborbital flight of Alan Shepard, the first American astronaut in space. Shepard's 15-minute 22-second flight aboard a Mercury-Redstone marked the first successful human spaceflight for NASA's Project Mercury. Timothy Connelly donated this pin and ribbon collected by his father, an avid button collector, to the National Collection in 2005.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Events Dimensions 3-D (Button): 11.4 × 4.4 × 0.6cm (4 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Storage: 17.8 × 8.9 × 3.8cm (7 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
 Materials Steel
Plastic
Synthetic Fabric
Copper Alloy
Ink
 Inventory Number A20050480000 Credit Line Gift of Timothy Connelly Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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