As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But what happened once Alan Shepard stepped into the space capsule?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WCSC) — 37-year-old Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. The Navy Pilot rode a Project Mercury capsule 115 miles in a suborbital flight and came back ...
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