Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard
Born	Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.; November 18, 1923; Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	July 21, 1998 (aged 74); Pebble Beach, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Leukemia
Nationality	American
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (B.Sc., 1944); Naval War College (M.A., 1957);
Occupations	Naval aviator; test pilot;
Spouse	Louise (m. 1945; died 1998)
Children	Julie; Laura; Alice;
Parents	Alan Shepard Sr. (father); Pauline Emerson (mother);
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Congressional Space Medal of Honor; NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2); NASA Exceptional Service Medal;
	Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Rear Admiral, USN
Time in space	9 days 57 minutes
Total EVAs	2
Total EVA time	9 hours 23 minutes
Missions	MR-3, Apollo 14
Mission insignia
Retirement	August 1, 1974

Alan Shepard (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998)^[2] was an American astronaut. He was the first American to travel into space. He was born in East Derry, New Hampshire.^[2] 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 1957.

On May 5, 1961, Shepard flew into suborbital space in the Mercury spacecraft. This was powered by a Redstone rocket.^[2]

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.^[2] At the age of 47, he was the oldest person to ever walk on the Moon.

Personal life

In April 5, 1945, Shepard married with Louise.^[3] They also had three children.

Shepard suffered with leukemia in 1996 and died on July 21, 1998 in Pebble Beach, California. His wife died from a heart attack on August 25, 1998.

References

↑ Burgess, Colin (2014). Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard Jr. Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. New York; London: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-01155-4. OCLC 902685533.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Astronaut Bio: Alan B.Shepard". Lyndon B.Johnson Space Center, NASA. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
↑ Thompson, Neal (2004). Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard, America's First Spaceman (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-609-61001-5. LCCN 2003015688. OCLC 52631310.

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[1] Burgess, Colin (2014). Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard Jr. Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. New York; London: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-01155-4. OCLC 902685533.

[nasa-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Astronaut Bio: Alan B.Shepard". Lyndon B.Johnson Space Center, NASA. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[3] Thompson, Neal (2004). Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard, America's First Spaceman (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-609-61001-5. LCCN 2003015688. OCLC 52631310.

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