What is Alan Shepard's full name?
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
Alan Shepard date of birth:
November 18, 1923
How old was Alan Shepard when died?
74
Where was Alan Shepard born?
Derry, New Hampshire
When did Alan Shepard die?
July 22, 1998
Where did Alan Shepard die?
Monterey, California
Why did Alan Shepard die?
leukemia
How tall is Alan Shepard?
5' 11" (180 cm)
Alan Shepard body shape:
Average
What color are Alan Shepard's eyes?
Blue
What color is Alan Shepard's hair?
Brown - Light
Is Alan Shepard gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Alan Shepard?
Christian
What is Alan Shepard's ethnicity?
White
What is Alan Shepard nationality?
American
What is Alan Shepard's occupation?
Astronaut
Alan Shepard claim to fame:
First American In Space
Short Biography
Alan Bartlett "Al" Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998), (RADM, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, flag officer, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person and the first American to travel into space. This Mercury flight was designed to enter space, but not to achieve orbit. Ten years later, at age 47 and the oldest astronaut in the program, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the lander to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. He became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, and the only astronaut of the Mercury Seven to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.