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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: America’s First Astronaut Launched Aboard Freedom 7 on May 5, 1961

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

The story of how the first American went to space

As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But ...

From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in ...

Alan Shepard, the First American in Space, Once Said the Words America Needs to Hear in 2026

The astronaut slipped the surly bonds of Earth sixty-five years ago yesterday.
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National Astronaut Day Commemorates Historic First Space Flight of Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961

A Milestone Anniversary of Discovery! On May 5, 2026, Americans will celebrate the 10th anniversary of National Astronaut Day ...

OTD in space – May 5: Al Shepard becomes 1st American in space

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone rocket in ...

This Day in History: Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

(WHSV) - Sixty-five years ago on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space.

It's been 65 years since NH's Alan Shepard became first American in space

Tuesday marks 65 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space.
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Alan Shepard walked, hit a golf ball on the moon 53 years ago Monday

Fifty-three years ago Monday, Derry, New Hampshire, native Alan Shepard walked on the moon while on the Apollo 14 mission on Feb. 5, 1971.Shepard was the commander of the mission that launched on a ...