It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where ...

NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH. TODAY IS ALAN SHEPARD’S 100TH BIRTHDAY. HE WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN MAN TO GO TO SPACE, AND HE’S FROM DERRY, THE JUNIOR HISTORY ARYANS, A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CREATED ...

First American in space and Derry native Alan B. Shepard Jr. would have been 100 years old on Saturday and a downtown museum space in his hometown honored the centennial celebration with a grand ...

May 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to go into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard's Freedom ...

Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Carlos Villagomez was gifted this golf ball by Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard soon after the ...

50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight. May 5, 2011 — -- Fifty years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard squeezed into a tiny Mercury capsule and challenged the heavens. He called his ...

Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...

The first lunar golf shot that went for "miles and miles and miles" occurred on Feb. 6, 1971. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.