alan shepard

     

He was the oldest man to walk on the Moon, & the only World War II veteran

Trivia about alan shepard

  • On May 5, 1961 he famously exclaimed, "What a beautiful view!"
  • This American went into space before Kennedy made his "Let's Put A Man on the Moon" speech
  • This Apollo 14 astronaut & first American in space passed away in 1998
  • He's in the record books for making the shortest manned space flight
  • On May 5, 1961 the Freedom 7 capsule splashed down in the Atlantic with this man inside
  • In 1961 he reached an altitude of 115 miles in the Freedom 7
  • (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):"(Hi, I'm Janet Kavandi, on the space shuttle Discovery) Of the 7 original Mercury astronauts, he's the only one to walk on the moon"
  • He was the first American in space
  • In 1971 this first American in space served as a delegate to the 26th U.N. General Assembly
  • The book "The Right Stuff" describes his 2 personalities as "The Icy Commander" & "Smilin' Al"
  • A 2011 stamp celebrates the 50th anniversary of his historic flight aboard the Mercury capsule Freedom 7
  • He won a lifetime membership in the U.S. Duffers Association after missing the first golf ball he swung at on the moon
  • This Mercury astronaut didn't make it into orbit when launched May 5, 1961
  • On May 5 he rocketed into space from Cape Canaveral
  • On May 5, 1961 he is launched from Cape Canaveral
  • Look to the heavens & name this duffer seen here in 1971
  • He was the second person into space, but we think of him as our number one
  • The USA's first man in space, he cracked a 6-iron golf shot "miles & miles" on the moon 10 years later

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  • Golf the only sport played on the moon. On 6 February 1971, Alan Shepard hit a golf ball.
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  • Golf the only sport played on the moon - on 6 February 1971 Alan Shepard hit a golf ball.
  • Did you know...Apollo 14 member Alan Shepard hit two balls on the lunar surface with a six-iron? #NASA #Golf
  • RT @AllFactsSports: Astronaut Alan Shepard played golf on the Moon after he smuggled a golf ball and club on to the NASA Apollo 14 mission …
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