Alan Shepard, not to be confused with Alan Shepherd (who was a British motorcyclist), was in space for 216 hours and 57 minutes.
Alan Shepherd
Alan Shepard was the first American in space
Alan Shepherd (who was an original Mercury astronaut and the first American in space)
Alan Shepard traveled to space as part of the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, becoming the first American to do so. The mission aimed to demonstrate that humans could safely travel to and from space. Shepard's flight helped pave the way for future human space exploration.
He flew in space on 5/5/1961. It was a sub orbit flight.
first american to go into space
Alan Shepherd
He was the first American in space!
he is the first American to got to space!
Alan Shepard was the first American in space
Alan Shepard was the first American in space and, as commander of Apollo 14, walked on the moon.
Yes, Alan Shepherd is Albanian and American.
The name of the first American astronaut to fly in space is Alan. B. Shepherd.
The Americans went first in space if manned it was in 1961 and Alan. B. Shepherd was the astronaut.
Alan Shepherd (who was an original Mercury astronaut and the first American in space)
Alan Shepard traveled to space as part of the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, becoming the first American to do so. The mission aimed to demonstrate that humans could safely travel to and from space. Shepard's flight helped pave the way for future human space exploration.
John F. Kennedy was the President on May 5, 1961 when astronaut Alan Shepherd was launched into a sub-orbital space flight.