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It's been 65 years since NH's Alan Shepard became first American in space

This week marks 65 years since a Derry man became the first American to travel in space. On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard made history. Sign up for our Newsletters Before lifting off, Shepard reportedly ...
Astronomy

May 5, 1961: The first American in space

In 1961, amidst the tensions of the Space Race, NASA made an unpopular choice: Concerned with booster issues during a January test flight with a chimpanzee, the agency chose to run additional tests ...
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OTD in space – May 5: Al Shepard becomes 1st American in space

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone rocket in ...
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'The Clock Has Started:' Alan Shepard and the Mercury missions

Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...
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This Day in History: Alan B. Shepard becomes first American in space

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler. Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating ...