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Alan Shepard (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971 he walked on the Moon. Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1947, and a test pilot in 1951. He was one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight. He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. In 1971, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares. He became the fifth and the oldest person to walk on the Moon, and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to do so. Shepard was Chief of the Astronaut Office from November 1963 to July 1969, and from June 1971 until his retirement in 1974. He was promoted to rear admiral on August 25, 1971, the first astronaut to reach that rank. (Full article...)
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Hi JustinTime55, Hawkeye7 and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:15, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
- Blurb looks good. Thanks. JustinTime55 (talk) 19:25, 17 January 2020 (UTC)