Home›United States›Number of Flights›5Browse By5Facts5SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 15Filter Results4 entriesNation / ProgramAllSpace Shuttle Astronauts (3)Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts (1)AgencyAllNASA (4)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (1)Mission Specialist (3)Selection YearAll1978 (2)1992 (1)1996 (1)NationalityAllUnited States (4)Birth YearAll1943 (2)1960 (1)1961 (1)Associated WithAllNASA (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Norman Thagard5Peggy Whitson5Scott E. Parazynski5Shannon Lucid5Sources1. 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.