Home›United States›Firsts›Spaceflight RecordBrowse BySpaceflight RecordFactsSpaceflight RecordSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 1Spaceflight RecordFilter Results22 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (11)Space Shuttle Astronauts (7)Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts (4)AgencyAllNASA (22)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (6)Flight Engineer (1)Mission Specialist (10)Pilot (8)Selection YearAll1962 (2)1963 (2)1965 (2)1966 (4)1967 (1)1978 (1)1980 (2)1992 (1)1994 (1)1996 (1)2004 (1)2009 (1)2013 (1)2017 (1)2025 (1)Number of FlightsAll1 (7)2 (4)3 (3)4 (3)5 (1)6 (2)7 (1)17 (1)NationalityAllCosta Rica (1)Spain (1)United States (22)Birth YearAll1928 (1)1930 (3)1932 (1)1933 (1)1934 (1)1935 (2)1936 (2)1943 (1)1946 (1)1950 (1)1955 (1)1958 (1)1960 (1)1961 (1)1975 (2)1979 (1)1985 (1)Associated WithAllNASA (21)Virgin Galactic (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 22Anna MenonSpaceflight RecordBuzz AldrinSpaceflight RecordCharlie DukeSpaceflight RecordChristina KochSpaceflight RecordDon PettitSpaceflight RecordEdward GibsonSpaceflight RecordFrank RubioSpaceflight RecordFranklin Chang-DiazSpaceflight RecordFrederick W. SturckowSpaceflight RecordGene CernanSpaceflight RecordGerald CarrSpaceflight RecordJim LovellSpaceflight RecordKen MattinglySpaceflight RecordMichael Lopez-AlegriaSpaceflight RecordOwen GarriottSpaceflight RecordPete ConradSpaceflight RecordReid WisemanSpaceflight RecordRonald EvansSpaceflight RecordShannon LucidSpaceflight RecordStory MusgraveSpaceflight RecordThomas MarshburnSpaceflight RecordWilliam Frederick FisherSpaceflight RecordSources1. 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.