First American Man In Space

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.
First american man in space. In 1961 he became the first american to travel into space and in 1971 he walked on the moon. But before he was nationally recognized as a hero he. Ten years later shepard. 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.
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