spacemen
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space with the
launch of the “Freedom 7” capsule at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
“Please, dear God, don’t let me f—- up,” is known among aviators as
Shepard’s Prayer — although Shepard himself has said that he was misquoted,
and all he really said was, “Don’t f—k up, Shepard.”
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LIFE.]