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James T Kirk. Alan Shepherd was the first US astronaut to go up in a rocket, although his flight was short. James Kirk is a fictional character, the third man to be captain of the starship Enterprise (preceded by Captain Robert T. April and Captain Christopher Pike).
No. Admiral Shepard died of Leukemia on July 21st, 1998.
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Alan Shepard was the first American in space and, as commander of Apollo 14, walked on the moon.
Alan William James Cousins died in 2001.
The captain of the starship Enterpize was James T Kirk. Many people can get confused to know if its James T Kirk or Alan Shepard because Alan was the first US astronaut but the captain was definitely James T Kirk.
James T Kirk. Alan Shepherd was the first US astronaut to go up in a rocket, although his flight was short. James Kirk is a fictional character, the third man to be captain of the starship Enterprise (preceded by Captain Robert T. April and Captain Christopher Pike).
There is no mentioning of Alan Shepard having siblings in any biographical information. They only mention him and his parents, Renza Shepard and Captain Alan B. Shepard, Sr.
Alan Shepard's birth name is Shepard Jr., Alan Bartlett.
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Alan Shepard was the first American in space
According to Jonathan Menon's blog at http://www.jmenon.com/archives/2006/01/enterprise_open.html the astronaut is Alan Shepard before his Apollo 14 flight.
Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923.
Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923.
Alan Shepard's wife's name was Louise Brewer.
Alan Shepard was born in East Derry, New Hampshire.
Alan Shepard died on July 21, 1998