Alan Shepard
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| Alan Shepard | |
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 Alan Shepard |
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| Born | Alan Shepard November 18, 1923 East Derry, New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | July 21, 1998 (aged 74) Pebble Beach, California, USA |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Nationality | American |
Alan Shepard (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998[1]) was an American astronaut. He was the first American to travel into space. He was born in East Derry, New Hampshire.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science at Naval Academy in 1944, graduated at Naval Testpilot School in 1951 and he earned a Master of Arts at the Naval War College in 1958.
On May 5, 1961, Shepard flew into space in the Freedom 7 spacecraft. This was powered by a Redstone rocket.[1]
He made another space flight as spacecraft commander (person in charge) of Apollo 14. This was the third trip to land astronauts on the moon. The trip lasted from January 31 - February 9, 1971.[1]
Shepard died of leukemia in Pebble Beach, California.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Astronaut Bio: Alan B.Shepard". Lyndon B.Johnson Space Center, NASA. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
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