Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first American in space and the fifth person to walk on the moon. Despite that illustrious resume, he might be best remembered by many of us for the time he hit two golf ...

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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 ...

Fifty-three years ago Monday, Derry, New Hampshire, native Alan Shepard walked on the moon while on the Apollo 14 mission on Feb. 5, 1971.Shepard was the commander of the mission that launched on a ...

Gayle King continues to catch flak online as she defends her trip to space with an all-female crew. The TV host icon compared the Blue Origin flight to a pioneering 1961 space mission, in which U.S.