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The First American To Fly Into Space Had To Pee In His Space Suit
On April 12, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space and the first one to orbit the Earth. Weeks later ...
It's been 64 years since New Hampshire's Alan Shepard became first American in space
Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard, of Derry, traveled aboard the Mercury capsule Freedom 7. He ...
Monday marks 64 years since Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space
Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Trump administration abruptly removes vice chair of the NTSB All the stars who broke Anna ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Launch of Freedom 7 From Cape Canaveral Boosted Spirits On May 5, 1961
On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...
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Trump Just Celebrated ‘Astronaut Day’—After Proposing Giant NASA Cuts
Shortly after 9 AM on May 5, 1961, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. became the second person—and the first American—in space, rocketing to a height of 116.5 miles inside his Mercury capsule.
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Trump honors space exploration on National Astronaut Day
May 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to go into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard's ...
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Breaking the Gender Barrier May Be New for Space Tourism—But Not for NASA Missions
That’s not the way it was on May 5, 1961, when NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew a similar flight profile—a popgun trajectory above the atmosphere and a landing just a few hundred miles down ...