Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923-1998) · United States · Founders · Died at 74
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Something wrong?Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second human and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.
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USS Cogswell in 1945
Shepard as a student aviator in 1946
Shepard's 105th F4U sortie on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Mercury Seven astronauts with a USAF F-106. From left to right: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan B. Shepard and Deke Slayton.
Shepard in 1960
Shepard in the Freedom 7 capsule before launchAwards
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