Home›United States›Firsts›Pioneering Spaceflight MilestoneBrowse ByPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneFactsPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 1Pioneering Spaceflight MilestoneFilter Results9 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (6)Mercury and Gemini Astronauts (2)Space Shuttle Astronauts (1)AgencyAllNASA (9)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (4)Mission Specialist (1)Payload Specialist (1)Pilot (3)Selection YearAll1959 (2)1962 (5)1963 (1)1978 (1)Number of FlightsAll1 (1)2 (5)3 (1)4 (1)6 (1)NationalityAllUnited States (9)Birth YearAll1921 (1)1923 (1)1928 (2)1930 (3)1933 (1)1951 (1)Associated WithAllNASA (9)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Alan ShepardPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneEd WhitePioneering Spaceflight MilestoneFrank BormanPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneJim LovellPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneJohn GlennPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneJohn YoungPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneKathryn SullivanPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneNeil ArmstrongPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneWilliam AndersPioneering Spaceflight MilestoneSources1. Wikipedia: Alan Shepardtier 2Wikimedia FoundationAlan Shepard, lead sectionQuote, Alan Shepard, lead sectionIn 1961, he became the second person 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.