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Alan Shepard
NASAAmericanDeceased
First American in space; walked on the Moon
Missions
2
Time in space
9d
Spacewalks
2
First flight
1961
Career span
10 yrs
Biography
First American in space (1961, suborbital) and fifth person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 14 (1971), where he famously hit golf balls on the lunar surface.
Career Timeline
5 May 1961First spaceflight
31 Jan 1971Last spaceflight
2 EVAsSpacewalks completed