Noun
astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)
Source: WordNetAlan Shepard became the first American and second person in space on May 5, 1961 on a 15-minute sub-orbital flight. Source: Internet
A conversation with Alan Shepard - The ConcordianFormer Concordia creative writing student names professor who… Source: Internet
Glenday 2010, p. 13 By the normal rotation in place during Apollo, the backup crew would have been scheduled to fly on Apollo 13. However, Alan Shepard was given the Apollo 13 command slot instead. Source: Internet
Today in History for Monday, May 5thHighlights of this day in history: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space; France's Napoleon Bonaparte dies; Philosopher Karl Marx born; IRA member. Source: Internet
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center brings visitors up close to objects like this vintage 1956 XF8U-2 Crusader Jet tested by John Glenn and Alan Shepard before being selected by NASA. Source: Internet