Smithsonian inspects first US astronaut’s space capsule, suit 60 years on
Conservators have spruced up Alan Shepard’s spacesuit and Mercury capsule. In the 60 years since they made history, astronaut Alan Shepard’s spacesuit and Mercury capsule logged more miles than they did on the first U.S. human spaceflight. Now, six decades after they flew, the Smithsonian...