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

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Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler. Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating ...

Tuesday marks 65 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space.

Freedom 7 Elementary has a long history in celebrating space with Alan Shepard. Freedom 7 Elementary has a long history in celebrating space with Alan Shepard and honoring local heroes.

May 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to go into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard's Freedom ...

View [Mercury Redstone 3] ALAN SHEPARD READY TO MAKE HISTORY: the first American in space minutes before launch aboard Freedom 7 (1961) By Taub Bill; vintage gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x ...

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

25.4 x 20.3 cm. (10 x 8 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...