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Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.



Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr. (1923– ) first U.S. astronaut in space (May 5, 1961). He was later grounded for medical reasons but overcame them to command the Apollo 14 moon landing (1971).

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