yes he was
Alan Shepard
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space, going on a short, sub-orbital flight on 5 May 1961.
Alan Shepard is the second man to go in space and the first American.
The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961.
The first American in space was Alan Shepard, who flew aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961.
Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. He made his historic flight aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961 as part of the Mercury program.
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Alan Shepard was the first and second American to go to outer space.
Yuri Gagarin was the first human to journey into outer space. Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Alan Shepard was the first American in space