Alan Shepard First American In Space
Alan shepard came very close to being the first human in space.
Alan shepard first american in space. While on the moon shepard hit two golf balls that. Shepard made history on may 5 1961 as his freedom 7 spacecraft flew up into the sky from its florida launch pad. Based on wolfe s iconic 1979 book the new series delves deeper into the incredible tales of america s first astronauts focusing especially closely on two men at the center of the story jockeying to become the first man in space.
It launched on a redstone rocket. Lifts off from cape canaveral at 9 34 a m. On april 12 cosmonaut yuri gagarin became the first man in space giving the soviet union a big lead in the space race.
His 15 minute sub orbital flight lifted him to an altitude of. The army first used the redstone as a missile. Eastern on may 5 1961.
Ten years later shepard. On may 5 1961 alan shepard became the first american in space. He flew on a mercury spacecraft.
In 1961 he became the first american to travel into space and in 1971 he walked on the moon. There was just enough room for one person. November 18 1923 july 21 1998 was an american astronaut naval aviator test pilot and businessman.
Major john glenn a marine and committed family man and lieutenant commander alan shepard one of the best pilots in navy history. Shepard a military test pilot became the first american to fly in space in 1961 and then went to the moon in 1971 as commander of the apollo 14 space mission. Derry still proud of native alan shepard first american in space ten years later shepard became one of the few people to walk on the moon.