[ Astronauts & Cosmonauts ]

Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
(Al)

Born: 18 November 1923, Derry, New Hampshire, United States

Nationality: American

Died: 22 July 1998 (Leukemia)

Flights:
1 Freedom 7 5 May 1961 15 minutes
2 Apollo 14 31 January 1971 9 days, 0 hours, 2 minutes

EVA's:
1 Apollo 14 5 February 1971 4 hours, 49 minutes
2 Apollo 14 6 February 1971 4 hours, 46 minutes

Alan Shepard was the first American into space.