Home›United States›Number of Flights›2Browse By2Facts2SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 12Filter Results38 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (12)Mercury and Gemini Astronauts (3)Space Shuttle Astronauts (14)Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts (9)AgencyAllNASA (38)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (12)Flight Engineer (7)Mission Specialist (17)Payload Specialist (1)Pilot (5)Selection YearAll1959 (3)1962 (4)1963 (4)1965 (1)1966 (3)1967 (1)1978 (5)1980 (2)1992 (1)1994 (3)1998 (1)2004 (1)2009 (4)2013 (4)2017 (1)NationalityAllIndia (1)Sweden (1)United States (38)Birth YearAll1921 (1)1923 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1929 (2)1930 (5)1932 (2)1936 (1)1937 (2)1939 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1951 (1)1952 (1)1955 (1)1957 (1)1959 (2)1962 (1)1963 (1)1973 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (2)1979 (2)1988 (1)Associated WithAllNASA (37)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 38Alan Bean2Alan Shepard2Anne McClain2Bruce McCandless II2Buzz Aldrin2Christina Koch2Clayton Anderson2Dick Scobee2Ed White2Ellison Onizuka2Frank Borman2Gordon Cooper2Jack Lousma2James McDivitt2James P. Bagian2Jerry M. Linenger2Jessica Meir2Jessica Watkins2John Glenn2Joseph P. Allen2Judith Resnik2Kalpana Chawla2Kate Rubins2Kathleen Rubins2Kjell N. Lindgren2Mary L. Cleave2Michael Collins2Michael P. Anderson2Neil Armstrong2Owen Garriott2Paul Weitz2Reid Wiseman2Richard Gordon2Richard R. Arnold2Rick Husband2Ronald McNair2Sally Ride2Victor Glover2Sources1. 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.