From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in ...
WDBJ

This Day in History: Alan B. Shepard becomes first American in space

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler. Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating ...
Esquire

Alan Shepard, the First American in Space, Once Said the Words America Needs to Hear in 2026

Sixty-five years ago yesterday, New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to slip the surly bonds of Earth, etc., etc., etc.—his suborbital flight really little more than a cannon ...
insider.si.edu

Freedom 7 : the historic flight of Alan B. Shepard, Jr. / Colin Burgess

Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Restored Alan B. Shepard Jr. portrait unveiled on astronaut’s birthday

It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Barrington civics class lobbies to name NH mountain for astronaut Alan Shepard

Eighth graders at Barrington Middle School are lobbying New Hampshire legislators to preserve Alan Shepard’s legacy in a mountainous way. Jeff Durell and the students in his civics class drafted, ...