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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Alan-B-Shepard-JrAlan B. Shepard, Jr. | Mercury Program, Apollo Program, Moon...

    4 days ago · U.S. astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain on May 5, 1961, after the return of his Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 (in background) from the first crewed suborbital flight.

  2. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-hidden-story-of-trailblazing-blackThe Hidden Story of Trailblazing Black Astronauts at NASA

    Jun 24, 2024 · The famous astronauts of the 1960s Apollo program, such as Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong, certainly fit that description. These days, the space-traveler ranks are a lot more...

  3. www.nasa.gov › history › 55-years-ago-star-trek-final-episode-airs-relationship55 Years Ago: Star Trek Final Episode Airs, Relationship with ......

    Jun 4, 2024 · On Oct. 13, 2021, at the age of 90, Shatner reached the edge of space during the NS-18 suborbital flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, experiencing three minutes of weightlessness. Left: Patch for the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF), including the Klingon writing just below the letters “WORF.”

  4. www.nasa.gov › history › SP-4001Project Mercury - A Chronology. Part 3 (B) - NASA

    Jun 12, 2024 · Gordon Cooper was named as the pilot for Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) 1-day orbital mission slated for April 1963. Alan Shepard, pilot of Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) was designated as backup pilot. NASA Hq. Release No. 52-245, subject: Cooper Named Pilot for MA-9 Flight, Nov. 14, 1962.

  5. www.space.com › 39251-on-this-day-in-spaceOn this day in space! July 1, 1962: NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

    1 day ago · After studying physics at the University of Tennessee in her hometown of Knoxville, she earned her graduate degree in Science, Health and Environmental...

  6. independentaustralia.net › environment › environment-displayRemembering Sputnik: How a shiny, metal ball changed the world

    Jun 11, 2024 · The following month, Alan Shepard earned the moniker First American in Space, but it was the clean-shaven and crewcut astronaut John Glenn who emulated Gagarin’s feat on 20 February 1962. Addressing students at Rice University in September of the same year, President John F Kennedy said:

  7. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov › nmc › spacecraftNASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details

    Jun 25, 2024 · On 5 February 1971 two astronauts (Apollo 14 Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. and LM pilot Edgar D. Mitchell) landed near Fra Mauro crater on the Moon in the Lunar Module (LM) while the Command and Service Module (CSM) (with CM pilot Stuart A. Roosa) continued in lunar orbit.

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › astronautAstronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica

    Jun 15, 2024 · On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard made a brief suborbital flight, becoming the first U.S. astronaut to go into space. John Glenn became the first American in orbit with his February 20, 1962, three-orbit flight.