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 ...

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone rocket in a space capsule named Freedom 7. This was the ...

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Born in 1923, Shepard was a decorated pilot with the United States Navy before he was recruited to become one of the Mercury ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John ...

TODAY MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE. ON MAY 5TH, 1961, ALAN SHEPARD TRAVELED TO SPACE ON BOARD THE FREEDOM SEVEN SPACECRAFT. SHEPARD WAS BORN IN ...

We’ve received a few comments and questions about why our stretch goal for the Neil Armstrong #RebootTheSuit Kickstarter project is Alan Shepard’s Mercury Freedom 7 spacesuit. The short answer is that ...

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 ...

Did you know many people who conserve aviation and space artifacts for the National Air and Space Museum have art conservation degrees? In fact, there are many different degrees you can study if you ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard launched on a ...

As the Soviet Union put the first man in space in April of 1961, the Americans were already preparing a similar mission. Project Mercury's objective was to launch an American astronaut into orbit and ...