An American astronaut who became the first American in space with a 1961 suborbital flight, and later, at age 47, the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 14 in 1971.
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Defining ContributionFirst American in space 3 Notable MissionFreedom 7 (1961), Apollo 14 (1971) 3 Classification
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Alan Shepard flew a Mercury spacecraft (Freedom 7) on the first American crewed spaceflight in 1961, and again on Apollo 14.
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1. Alan Shepard (Wikipedia)
in 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module AntaresView the Source 2. Alan Shepard (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Alan Shepard lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source 3. NASA Astronaut Biographies
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Wikimedia FoundationAlan Shepard, lead section
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut.
Missions Crewed: Apollo 14, Apollo 14
Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., Command Module Pilot Stuart A. Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar D. Mitchell
- Associated With: Mercury spacecraft, Wikipedia: Alan Shepard, lead section
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