It's been 65 years since NH's Alan Shepard became first American in space
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NOW: To mark the 60th anniversary of Americans in space, NASA History and National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution experts are answering your questions on Reddit about the history of human spaceflight: https://redd.it/n5i7oq | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NOW: To mark the 60th anniversary of Americans in space, NASA History and National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution experts are answering your questions on Reddit about the history of human spaceflight: https://redd.it/n5i7oq | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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#OTD in 1961, Naval aviator Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944, Shepard became one of the Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959. He would walk on the moon in 1971 as commander of Apollo 14. #NationalAstronautDay | U.S. Naval Institute
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#OTD in 1961, Naval aviator Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944, Shepard became one of the Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959. He would walk on the moon in 1971 as commander of Apollo 14. #NationalAstronautDay | U.S. Naval Institute
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First American in space, Alan Shepard, used astronaut diaper before liftoff in 1961
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to fly to space. His daughter, Laura Shepard Churchley, has spent much of her life honoring his legacy. After flying to space on New Shepard in 2021, Laura shared her spaceflight experience with students nationwide, inspiring the next generation to dream bigger and reach higher. Join the next generation of Blue Origin astronauts. | Blue Origin
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60 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard climbed into the Freedom 7 capsule for a sub-orbital flight 115 miles above the Earth’s surface, becoming the first American in space. Soon-to-be Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite reported from Cape Canaveral. | CBS Evening News
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“What a beautiful view.” Alan Shepard became the first American in space 60 years ago today (May 5, 1961) when Freedom 7 lifted off atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The 15-minute flight gave us valuable data on how humans respond to microgravity, and set us on a path toward having a continuous human presence in space with the construction of the International Space Station decades later: youtu.be/YMptAi6Z8io | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Everyone knows that 2021 marks 50 years of ELO, but do you know what else was happening in the world in 1971? 🤔 NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to golf on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission the same year that ELO debuted! #TheMoreYouKnow #ELO50 | Jeff Lynne
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. abc7.la/1rsNsTt | ABC7
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