Alan Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.

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Who was born first?

• Alan Shepard and Wally Schirra were born the same year
• Alan Shepard was born 1 year before Deke Slayton
• Alan Shepard was born 2 years before Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev
• Alan Shepard was born 2 years after John Glenn
• Alan Shepard was born 2 years before Scott Carpenter

Timeline

1. John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016
2. Alan Shepard (this page)November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998
3. Wally SchirraMarch 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007
4. Deke SlaytonMarch 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993
5. Pavel Ivanovich BelyayevJune 26, 1925 – January 10, 1970
6. Scott CarpenterMay 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• William ShatnerMarch 22, 1931 – present