Home›United States›Number of Flights›3Browse By3Facts3SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 13Filter Results18 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (3)Mercury and Gemini Astronauts (2)Space Shuttle Astronauts (8)Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts (5)AgencyAllNASA (18)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (4)Flight Engineer (6)Mission Specialist (7)Pilot (3)Selection YearAll1959 (2)1963 (2)1966 (1)1978 (2)1984 (1)1992 (1)1998 (2)2000 (3)2004 (3)2013 (1)NationalityAllUnited States (18)Birth YearAll1923 (1)1926 (1)1932 (1)1934 (1)1936 (1)1947 (1)1951 (1)1953 (2)1959 (1)1960 (1)1962 (1)1965 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1970 (2)1975 (1)Associated WithAllNASA (17)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Barry Wilmore3Bob Behnken3Chris Cassidy3Daniel T. Barry3David Scott3Ellen S. Baker3Gene Cernan3Gus Grissom3Joseph M. Acaba3Kathryn Sullivan3Ken Mattingly3Michael Barratt3Nick Hague3Rhea Seddon3Sunita Williams3Thomas Marshburn3Tracy Caldwell Dyson3Wally Schirra3Sources1. 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.