Alan B. Shepard ~ November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998 Alan Shepard was a naval aviator, a test pilot and one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He was the first American to go to space (1961...

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...