Alan Shepard was the second person and the first American to go into space. He did so May 5, 1961. He flew into space again in 1971, commanding the Apollo 14 mission to the moon (January 31-February 9, 1971).
Astronaut is the US term for a person who goes into space.
He flew in space on 5/5/1961. It was a sub orbit flight.
Alan B Shepard was the first American to fly in space onboard Freedom 7 on May 5th 1961.
There were no human Mercury flights before Alan Shepard's, but, there were a few chimpanzee Mercury flights. One such chimpanzee was named Ham. He named his Mercury Capsule "Banana 7."
The first American to fly into space was Alan Shepard in 1961. Gus Grissom was the second American in space in 1961, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
No, Alan Shepard did not bring any animals to the moon on his Apollo 14 mission in 1971. The only animals that traveled to the moon were the fruit fly larvae on Apollo 16 and 17.
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The name of the first astronaut to fly in space was Alan .b. Shepard.
On may 5th 1961, Alan Sheppard made history by becoming the first American to fly to space.
Mercury-Redstone 3, also known as Freedom 7, was launched by NASA on May 5, 1961. The mission lasted just 15 minutes 22 seconds, and Alan Shepard was the only person on the flight.
The Mercury capsule went to space in 1961. Although the Soviets had put a person in space first, Alan Shepard was the first American to fly the Mercury capsule in space.
He flew in space on 5/5/1961. It was a sub orbit flight.
On May 5, 1962, Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space aboard Freedom 7.
Alan B Shepard was the first American to fly in space onboard Freedom 7 on May 5th 1961.
Alan Shepard was diagnosed with Ménière's disease in the late 1960s, which affected his ability to fly as an astronaut. He underwent surgery to treat the condition in 1969 and was able to return to spaceflight in 1971.
There were no human Mercury flights before Alan Shepard's, but, there were a few chimpanzee Mercury flights. One such chimpanzee was named Ham. He named his Mercury Capsule "Banana 7."
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American astronaut to fly in space on May 5, 1961, in a Mercury capsule named Freedom 7 which was launched from a Redstone rocket.