Second Man in Space and Lunar Golfer Alan Shepard (1923-1998) was a US astronaut and a CDR (later RADM) in the US Navy. He was the first American into space, and the second man in space after Yuri...
Alan Shepard was the first American in space
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Alan Shepard took part in two spaceflights. First was Mercury-Redstone 3, and the second was Apollo 14.