Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
"Al"
Born: 18 November 1923, Derry, New Hampshire, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 22 July 1998 (Leukemia)
Group: NASA Group 1 (2 April 1959)
Status: Deceased
| FAI Flights: | |||
| 1 | Freedom 7 | 5 May 1961 | 15 minutes, 28 seconds |
| 2 | Apollo 14 | 31 January 1971 | 9 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes, 58 seconds |
| EVA's: | |||
| 1 | Apollo 14 | 5 February 1971 | 4 hours, 48 minutes |
| 2 | Apollo 14 | 6 February 1971 | 4 hours, 35 minutes |
Education
BS United States Naval Academy, 1944
Alan Shepard was the first American into space. Because of an inner ear problem, Apollo 14 was his first flight since Freedom 7.
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