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3 days ago · Discover the story of Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and his groundbreaking 1961 flight. Learn about the intense Space Race between the USA and the Soviet Union, Project Mercury, and ...
3 days ago · The museum features historic launch pads including the one where Alan Shepard became the first American in space, Hangar C housing multiple decommissioned rockets, test capsules from Gemini and ...
1 day ago · On April 20, he asked Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to lead a National Aeronautics and Space Council review to find a “space program which promises dramatic results in which we could win.” 19 Johnson response to Kennedy’s request arrived on May 8, 1961, three days after Alan Shepard became the first American human in space. The report ...
23 hours ago · Later, she would fly with Kathryn Sullivan on a Shuttle flight in which Sullivan would become the first American woman to perform an EVA. Dr. Thagard, who flew with Ride on STS-7, would later become the first American to be launched on a Russian rocket (Soyuz TM-21 or "Mir-18") to the Mir space station, while Shannon Lucid would serve on Mir ...
5 days ago · Alan Shepard suited up before the launch of Apollo 14. (NASA) ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. (REAR ADMIRAL, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. Died on July 21, 1998. His wife, Louise, died on August 25, 1998. They are survived by daughters Julie, Laura and Alice, and six grandchildren.
5 days ago · This brought to a close The Era of American Manned Space Flight which began 50 years, 2 months, 15 days, 20 hours, 23 minutes, 41 seconds earlier with the launch of Alan Shepard in Freedom 7, 5 May 1961, 09:34:13 EST. The benefits of the NASA programs over these decades are immeasurable. Space Shuttle Atlantis main wheel stop. (NASA)
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1 day ago · Katherine Johnson’s contributions to the space program were extremely instrumental to its success (including her mathematical brilliance against electronic computers) and led to ultimately helping the U.S. win the Space Race – from Alan Shepard’s historic first flight, to John Glenn’s orbits in 1962, to the calculation of the trajectory for the historic first successful crewed 1969 ...
