Alan Shepard, Jr. was a naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, and NASA
Astronaut who in 1961 became the first American in space with a 15
minute suborbital flight. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14
mission, and became the fifth person to walk on the Moon.
06
May
FIRST AMERICAN INTO SPACE ON THIS DATE IN 1961
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