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Detailed Information URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/s/sheparda1.asp Title: Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr. Description: Encyclopedia.com - 1923-1998, American astronaut; b. East Derry, N.H. He was the first American to be launched into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard in Freedom 7 (Mercury-Redstone 3) made a 15-min suborbital flight down the Atlantic missile range. While commanding the Apollo 14 lunar-landing mission (Jan. 31-Feb. 9, 1971), he became the fifth person to walk on the moon. He retired (1974) from NASA and the U.S. navy (as a rear admiral). Directory: Science/Technology/Space/NASA/Astronauts/Shepard,_Alan | |||
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