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.

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.

Golf balls, a 6-iron are among the strange things launched into space

Along with hundreds of people, some strange objects have also been sent to space, from dinosaur bones to golf balls and even ...

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 ...
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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 ...