He flew in space on 5/5/1961. It was a sub orbit flight.
Alan Sheperd was 47 when he went into space(: well...idk(: lol
On May 5, 1961 Shepard launched aboard Freedom 7. He spent only 5 minutes in space that day. He was called a hero when he returned to Earth. Shepard did not go into space again until 1971. That year,...
He was USS Cogswell