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Alan Shepard

Also Known As Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
United States

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.

Facts
Birth Date
1923-11-18 3
Birth Year
1923 4
Death Date
1998-07-21 3
Death Year
1998 4
Nationality
American 3
Defining Contribution
First American in space 3
Notable Mission
Freedom 7 (1961), Apollo 14 (1971) 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1959 2
Connections

Associated With

Mercury spacecraft, Spacecraft

Alan Shepard flew a Mercury spacecraft (Freedom 7) on the first American crewed spaceflight in 1961, and again on Apollo 14.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Alan Shepard (Wikipedia)Wikipedia: Alan Shepard, lead section
NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source NASA Astronaut Biographies

Missions Crewed

Apollo 14, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Mercury Program, Missions and Programs
Source NASA Astronaut Biographies

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Alan Shepard
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Alan Shepard
Sources
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)
  • Alan Shepard, lead section
    Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut.
  • Associated With: Mercury spacecraft, Wikipedia: Alan Shepard, lead section
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3. NASA Astronaut Biographies
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationView the Source
4. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata: Alan Shepard
Wikidata Q174979, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Alan Shepard
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    He was selected as one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7.
  • In Group: Mercury and Gemini Astronauts, Lead sentence
    He was selected as one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7.
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Apollo 14 (Wikipedia)
Missions Crewed: Apollo 14, Lead section
Quote, Missions Crewed: Apollo 14, Lead section
Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday, January 31, 1971, at 4:03:02 p.m.
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