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.

On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space during a suborbital flight aboard his Mercury capsule named Freedom 7. Three weeks later, based on the success of Shepard’s brief flight, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to achieving a lunar landing before the end of the decade.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (born November 18, 1923, East Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.—died July 21, 1998, Monterey, California) was the first U.S. astronaut to travel in space.

2024年5月5日 · Just 23 days after Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person in space, NASA launched astronaut Alan Shepard aboard the Freedom 7 capsule powered by a Redstone booster to become...

On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn blasted into space aboard Mercury's Friendship 7 capsule, then traveled around the planet three times, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.

2009年11月24日 · On February 5, 1971, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, became the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission.

2018年10月10日 · Alan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 5, 1961, aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket.

2023年5月5日 · The first American in space had finally achieved his mission. Flying free of the Redstone, Shepard had only a handful of minutes to test Freedom 7’s systems, twirling his ship through pitch, yaw, and roll axes while travelling at 5,000 mph (8,000 km/h) — more than three times faster than any American in history.

2023年11月21日 · 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.

2019年5月3日 · 58 years ago, Alan Shepard was launched into history aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket (originally used by the U.S. Army for missiles), becoming the first American astronaut in space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard rocketed into space inside his Freedom 7 capsule.

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard (left) carried out the first American spaceflight, climbing some 116 miles (188 km) above Earth’s surface with the help of a V-2-inspired Redstone rocket...

2019年3月31日 · 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. Interesting Fact: Alan Shepard was one of the original seven astronauts selected by NASA.

2011年5月4日 · Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space when he launched on a suborbital flight on May 5, 1961. Shepard narrowly missed out on being the first human in space -- Soviet...

2021年5月5日 · This week in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard lifted off in the Freedom 7 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, embarking on the first crewed space mission for the United States. It was the fourth flight of the Mercury-Redstone rocket, …

2008年5月5日 · Just 23 days prior to Shepard’s spaceflight, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Shepard’s flight was the second step toward recovering the nation’s technological prestige...

2020年5月4日 · On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. became the first American in space. 59 years ago, Shepard launched into space inside his Freedom 7 capsule. The sub-orbital flight lasted just over 15 minutes, traveled greater than 300 miles, and climbed to an altitude of over 116 miles above the Earth.

2011年5月5日 · Astronaut Alan Shepard in his pressure suit, for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American manned space flight. On May 5, 1961, Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 mission and...

2024年3月29日 · America was caught off guard by the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite and the first manned space flight of Yuri Gagarin. The United States responded with NASA’s Project Mercury, launching Alan Shepard atop a Redstone rocket on a suborbital flight in 1961.

2021年7月30日 · On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut in space when he flew the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight, soaring 116 miles above Earth and then...

On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space during a suborbital flight aboard his Mercury capsule named Freedom 7. Three weeks later, based on the success of Shepard’s brief flight, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to achieving a lunar landing before the end of the decade.

2025年1月20日 · Sally Ride’s historic journey into space on June 18, 1983, marked a groundbreaking moment in the history of American space exploration. As the first American woman to travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere, her participation in NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger mission on STS-7 shattered long-standing gender barriers within a field …

2025年1月10日 · Chang-Diaz’s milestone as the first Hispanic American immigrant to fly in space follows that of two Latin Americans to do so: Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez of Cuba who spent eight days on the Soviet ...

2025年1月21日 · In 1960 no one had ever traveled beyond Earth. Now more than 700 people have flown past the 50-mile-high mark that was considered the boundary of space when spaceflight first got started.

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] [b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space.Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union …

2025年1月20日 · Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as ...