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Alan Shepard.
American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)
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About Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. 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.
Everything about Alan Shepard →- Occupation
- naval officer, astronaut, aircraft pilot, entrepreneur
- Position held
- Chief of the Astronaut Office, Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 18, 1923
- Died
- July 21, 1998