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Alan Shepard
November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998
American astronaut (1923–1998)
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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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- Birthday · November 18
- Anniversary · July 21
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