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Alan Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1947, and a test pilot in 1950. He was selected as one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. His craft entered space, but was not capable of achieving orbit. He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. In the final stages of Project Mercury, Shepard was scheduled to pilot the Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10), which was planned as a three-day mission. He named Mercury Spacecraft 15B Freedom 7 II in honor of his first spacecraft, but the mission was canceled. Shepard was designated as the commander of the first crewed Project Gemini mission, but was grounded in October 1963 due to Ménière's disease, an inner-ear ailment that caused episodes of extreme dizziness and nausea. This was surgically corrected in 1968, and in 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares. He was the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface. Shepard was Chief of the Astronaut Office from November 1963 to August 1969 (the approximate period of his grounding), and from June 1971 until April 30, 1974. On August 25, 1971, he was promoted to rear admiral, the first astronaut to reach that rank. He retired from the United States Navy and NASA on July 31, 1974.

Infobox

Born
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.(1923-11-18)November 18, 1923Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died
July 21, 1998(1998-07-21) (aged 74)Pebble Beach, California, U.S.
Education
United States Naval Academy (BS)Naval War College (MA)
Spouse
mw- Louise Brewer (m. 1945)
Children
2
Relatives
Annie Bartlett Shepard (grandmother)
Awards
mw- Navy Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2) NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Rank
Rear Admiral, USN
Time in space
9d 0h 16m
Selection
NASA Group 1 (1959)
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
9h 23m
Missions
Mercury-Redstone 3Apollo 14
Retirement
July 31, 1974

Tables

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Man in Space May 5, 1961
Man in Space May 5, 1961
Preceded byOffice created (informally: Deke Slayton)
Previous:Yuri Gagarin
Chief of the Astronaut Office 1963–1974
Man in Space May 5, 1961
Succeeded byJohn W. Young
Next:Gus Grissom
Moonwalker February 5, 1971
Moonwalker February 5, 1971
Preceded byOffice created (informally: Deke Slayton)
Previous:Alan Bean
Chief of the Astronaut Office 1963–1974
Moonwalker February 5, 1971
Succeeded byJohn W. Young
Next:Edgar Mitchell
Preceded byOffice created (informally: Deke Slayton)
Chief of the Astronaut Office 1963–1974
Succeeded byJohn W. Young
Previous:Yuri Gagarin
Man in Space May 5, 1961
Next:Gus Grissom
Previous:Alan Bean
Moonwalker February 5, 1971
Next:Edgar Mitchell

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