Alan Shepard

The first American in space was Alan Shepard, shortly followed by the Apollo 11 mission putting Neil Armstrong on the moon.

Navy Commander Alan Shepard , Jr.,

On May 5th 1961, Navy Commander Alan Shepard, Jr., became the first American to travel in space.

Alan Shepard Jr.

Just ten days after Alan Shepard Jr. became America's first man in space on May 5, 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation, suggesting that the United States should land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

American Alan Shepard Jr

The United States kicked things into high gear, and less than one month later, American Alan Shepard Jr became the first American in space when our fictional Captain Spurgeon Tanner's Freedom 7 spacecraft was launched on a suborbital flight.

Alan Shepardto

Intrigued, I asked Alan Shepardto explain, and Alan Shepardsaid, “Shepard was the first American in space.

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On May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard, Jr became the first American in space.

Shepard

Shepard had become the first American in space.