Home›United States›Number of Flights›1Browse By1Facts1SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 11Filter Results39 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (11)Mercury and Gemini Astronauts (2)Space Shuttle Astronauts (16)Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts (10)AgencyAllHughes Aircraft Company (1)NASA (38)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (5)Flight Engineer (2)Mission Specialist (16)Payload Specialist (2)Pilot (14)Selection YearAll1959 (2)1963 (3)1965 (3)1966 (5)1978 (1)1980 (2)1984 (2)1985 (1)1987 (1)1996 (5)1998 (1)2004 (3)2009 (2)2013 (1)2017 (6)2025 (1)NationalityAllIran (1)United States (39)Birth YearAll1924 (1)1925 (1)1930 (2)1932 (3)1933 (3)1935 (2)1936 (1)1944 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1952 (1)1956 (2)1958 (1)1961 (2)1962 (1)1965 (1)1970 (1)1975 (2)1976 (1)1977 (2)1981 (1)1983 (1)1985 (1)1987 (2)Associated WithAllNASA (36)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 39Anna Fisher1Anna Menon1Barbara Morgan1Charlie Duke1Christa McAuliffe1David M. Brown1Deke Slayton1Donn Eisele1Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger1Edgar Mitchell1Edward Gibson1Frank Rubio1Gerald Carr1Gregory Jarvis1Harrison Schmitt1Jasmin Moghbeli1Jeanette Epps1John Herrington1Jose M. Hernandez1Joseph Kerwin1Kayla Barron1Laurel Clark1Lee Morin1Mae Jemison1Matthew Dominick1Michael J. Smith1Nicole Mann1Raja Chari1Robert Satcher1Ronald Evans1Scott Carpenter1Serena Auñón-Chancellor1Sonny Carter1Stuart Roosa1Walter Cunningham1William Anders1William Frederick Fisher1William McCool1Zena Cardman1Sources1. 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.