More #SpaceRace themed #WhatIf moments as we look forward to the #NASA #ArtemisII launch. The #SovietUnion famously beat the US for the first man in space with #YuriGagarin, but Andy Cooke investigates whether #AlanShepard could have been first instead. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-lau...
#MarsHillBlog Post A Brief look at Apollo 14 #Apollo14 #EdgarMitchell #StuartRoosa #AlanShepard #Earth #TheMoon #SolarSystem #Space paulburgin.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-br...
"It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract."
Alan Shepard MA, Rear Admiral USN (1923-1998) #NASA #AlanShepard #spaceexploration
"He also became the only man to play golf on the Moon..."
#AlanShepard
1923-1998
Born on this day
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Born 18 November 1923, Alan Shepard was an astronaut and the first American to go into space. In 1971, Shepard became the 5th and oldest astronaut to walk on the Moon; he was 47 years and 80 days old at that time. His work inspired several TV series. #AlanShepard
One of my Fave Alan Shepard Quotes.
Birthday Remembrances. Today, Nov 18, 1923 – #AlanShepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998) was born.
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64 yrs ago today, #AlanShepard became the first American to go to space. The inherent danger of that mission cannot be overstated. Frustrated by delays & redundant safety checks, he finally told mission control, ""Let's light this candle," & then history was made. Photo credit #NASA. #Mercury7
NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard inside the Friendship 7 spacecraft wearing a spacesuit
NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard wearing a spacesuit
NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard wearing a spacesuit
Buona Giornata dell'Astronauta! 👩🏻🚀
La Giornata dell'Astronauta (USA) commemora il primo volo spaziale umano statunitense.
Questo evento ebbe luogo il 5 maggio 1961, quando l'Astronauta Alan Shepard pilotò la missione Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7).
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On this day in 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space during a 300-mile, 15-minute suborbital flight aboard the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 🚀🚀🚀
Shepard is pictured here just prior to launch.
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He was an actual astronaut. #AlanShepard #Astronaut #Mercury #Freedom7 #MercuryRedstone3 #NASA miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/alan...
🚀🌟 Happy National Astronaut Day! Let’s remember Alan Shepard, the first American in space, who showed us that the sky is never the limit. 🌌🧑🚀💫
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🚀🌟 Happy National Astronaut Day! Let’s remember Alan Shepard, the first American in space, who showed us that the sky is never the limit. 🌌🧑🚀💫
—Matthew J. Opdyke, Sci-Fi Author
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@gayleking.bsky.social @katyperryuniverse.bsky.social & others ARE NOT "Astronauts" & NO Gayle, you are NOT anything close to #AlanShepard! You all ringing a bell like you just got cancer into remission was equally disgusting 🫣! You should be deeply embarrassed 😳!
#JeffBezos also sucks!
Today's blog post celebrates the birthday of Alan Shepard with some details not well known -- Alan Shepard and my father grew up together in a small farming town, Londerry, NH, where Alan was a classmate of my aunt.
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A panoramic view of the lunar surface near the Apollo 14 landing site. The Modular Equipment Transporter (MET) is prominent in the foreground, with astronaut footprints and the American flag visible. In the distance, Turtle Rock is seen, and a golf ball, possibly hit by Alan Shepard, is visible as a small white dot. This mosaic, created from photos taken by Ed Mitchell, offers a detailed look at the Apollo 14 mission's exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands.
Astronomy Picture from 03/02/2024
Apollo 14: A View from Antares
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Sure, and the Russians were "in space" first, but it didn't count until an American did it. #explorer1 #alanshepard #numberonetbirdween
"His feat, which took place in May 1961, came only 23 days after Yuri Gagarin had made the first orbit of Earth in a spacecraft. Shepard’s brief flight restored America’s self-confidence, badly shaken..."
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Born on this day in 1923.
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#onthisday #onthisdate #otd November 18, 1923 #astronaut #alanshepard was born. In 1961, he became the second man and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon. Please listen to our #daily #positive #podcast for more #popculture factoids #trivia rileyandkimmy.com
*One of my Fave Alan Shepard Quotes.
Birthday Remembrances. Today, Nov 18, 1923 – #AlanShepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998) was born.
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Heute gedenken wir einem wahren Pionier der Raumfahrt: Alan Shepard Jr., der vor 61 Jahren als erster US-Amerikaner die Grenzen des Weltraums durchbrach. Sein Mut und seine Entschlossenheit haben den Weg für viele weitere Astronauten geebnet. 🚀🌌 #AstronautenTag #Raumfahrt #AlanShepard #Spezialtage
The library I work in just got some NASA memorabilia, including patches, a signature, and a picture fron Alan Shepard! As a Mass Effect fan I absolutely geeked out a bit! (Alan Shepard is Commander Shepard's namesake) @masseffect #masseffect #alanshepard #commandershepard
Jan 31, 1971 (46 years ago today): #Apollo14 launched to the #moon carrying #AlanShepard, #StuRoosa, and #EdMitchell. #NASA #apollo #space
