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Apr 2, 2014 · Early Career. Legendary astronaut Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. After completing high school, Shepard enrolled at the U.S. Naval Academy. Shepard...
Nov 21, 2023 · Quick Facts. Shepard has been awarded two NASA Distinguished Service Medals. Shepard holds the distinction of being the first American to journey into space. Shepard made his second space flight as spacecraft commander on Apollo 14, January 31 – February 9, 1971.
Jul 21, 1998 · Pioneer of the Space Age. Date of Birth. November 18, 1923. Date of Death. July 21, 1998. 1946: Shepard began basic flight training school at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was born and raised in East Derry, New Hampshire. His father was a retired Army officer.
May 5, 2021 · On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space during a suborbital flight aboard his Mercury capsule named Freedom 7. Three weeks later, based on the success of Shepard’s brief flight, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to achieving a lunar landing before the end of the decade.
Oct 10, 2018 · Space Exploration. Human Spaceflight. Alan Shepard: First American in Space. References. By Nola Taylor Tillman. published 10 October 2018. Alan Shepard became the first American in space when...
by Tara Gray. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (RADM, USN, Ret.), was born on November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire, to parents Lt. Col. Alan B. Shepard (USA, Ret.) and Renza (Emerson) Shepard. 1 He attended primary school in East Derry and was graduated from the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, in 1940. 2 He studied one year at Admiral ...
