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Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., más conocido como Alan Shepard (Nuevo Hampshire, Estados Unidos; 18 de noviembre de 1923-Pebble Beach, California; 21 de julio de 1998), fue uno de los integrantes del grupo conocido como «Mercury Seven», los primeros astronautas estadounidenses.
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.
5 de may. de 2022 · Alan Shepard, fue el primer astronauta americano en el espacio en la nave Freedom 7, el 5 de mayo de 1961. Fue una hazaña destinada a cambiar el mundo y la carrera espacial....
28 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
21 de nov. de 2023 · Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule for a 15 minute suborbital flight with no communication glitches. He was the first person from the US and the second person to enter space.
After the cancellation of Shepard's second Mercury flight, he began training with Frank Borman, a member of the second group of astronauts selected by NASA, for the flight of the first manned Gemini mission. However, in early 1964 Shepard awoke one morning feeling nauseated.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Alan Shepard became one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959. He later commanded the Apollo 14 flight.
