Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander
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Alan B. Shepard Jr. was a pioneering NASA astronaut, the first American in space and later commander of the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo astronaut
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NASA astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1923-11-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Derry, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated; ashes scattered at sea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-07-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pebble Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Naval War College
NERFINISHED
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United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Naval Test Pilot School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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space exploration ⓘ |
| firstInRank |
fifth person to walk on the Moon
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first American in space GENERATED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Rear admiral ⓘ |
| missionRole |
commander of Apollo 14
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pilot of Mercury-Redstone 3 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alan Bartlett Shepard Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | hit golf balls on the Moon during Apollo 14 EVA ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apollo 14 lunar mission
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First American human spaceflight ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| performedEVA | Apollo 14 lunar surface EVA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| spaceflightEnd |
1961-05-05
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1971-02-09 ⓘ |
| spaceflightStart |
1961-05-05
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1971-01-31 ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Apollo 14
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Mercury-Redstone 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Brewer Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 216 hours ⓘ |
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