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Line 1: − Rear Admiral '''Alan B. Shepard''' (November 18, 1923-July 21, 1998) was an American [[astronaut]]. He was born in East Derry, [[New Hampshire]]. He was one of the [[Mercury project]] astronauts, and on May 5, 1961, he became the first American to journey into space on the ''Freedom 7'' spacecraft. In 1971 he landed on the moon as leader of the Apollo 14 mission.+ +
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'''Alan B. Shepard''' (November 18, 1923-July 21, 1998) was an American [[astronaut]], and held the rank of Rear Admiral. He was born in East Derry, [[New Hampshire]]. He was one of the [[Mercury project]] astronauts, and on May 5, 1961, he became the first American to journey into space on the ''Freedom 7'' spacecraft. In 1971 he landed on the Moon as leader of the Apollo 14 mission.
==References==
==References==
[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html NASA Biography Page]
[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html NASA Biography Page]
[[Category:Space Exploration]]
[[Category:Space Exploration]]