On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Born in 1923, Shepard was a decorated pilot with the United States Navy before he was recruited to become one of the Mercury ...
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The Astronaut that was 23 Days too Late - Mercury-Redstone 3
As the Soviet Union put the first man in space in April of 1961, the Americans were already preparing a similar mission.
Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...
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