Alan Shepard
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 25 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 18,1923 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | East Derry |
| Derry | |
| New Hampshire | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 21,1998 |
| Died | Pebble Beach |
| Del Monte Forest | |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | Mercury-Redstone 3, Apollo 14, Mercury-Atlas 10 |
| Apollo 14, Mercury-Redstone 3 | |
| Apollo 14 | |
| Mercury-Redstone 3 | |
| Height | 180 (cm) |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Engineer | |
| Entrepreneur | |
| United States Naval Aviator | |
| Books | Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon |
| We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves | |
| Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program - Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (NASA SP-350 Illustrated Edition) - First-Hand Accounts by Astronauts and Managers Including Von Braun, Aldrin, and Collins | |
| Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Apollo 14 Technical Crew Debriefing with Unique Observations about the Third Lunar Landing - Astronauts Shepard, Mitchell and Roosa | |
| Spouse | Louise Brewer |
| Children | Laura Shepard |
| Juliana Shepard | |
| 2 | |
| Alice Shepard | |
| Parents | Alan B. Shepard, Sr |
| First space flight | Mercury-Redstone 3 |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| St. Olaf College | |
| Chancellor | Linda Hasenfratz |
| Space time | 9d 0h 57m |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 425717 |
Alan Shepard Life story
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. 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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Katherine Johnson: Hidden Numbers Nasa mathematician, dies at 101
Katherine Johnson calculated the trajectory for Alan Shepard , The First American in space
Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson died at the age of 101.
Nasa announced your death on Twitter, saying it was to celebrate her life and honor of their "legacy of excellence, broke down racial and social barriers".
Mrs Johnson, rocket trajectories, and the earth calculated orbits for Nasa's early missions.
it was shown in 2016 Oscar-nominated film the Hidden Numbers.
the film tells The story of the African-American women, whose math skills helped US astronaut John Glenn into orbit around the earth in 1962. Ms Johnson check the calculations by the new electronic computers, prior to his flight.
Ms. Johnson was previously the trajectory for the space flight of Alan Shepard - The First American in space, are calculated. They also played an important role in sending people to The Moon .
Nasa administrator Jim bride Stine Ms, described Johnson as "a leader of our pioneering time".
"Ms. Johnson helped to increase the size of our nation, the boundaries of space, even as they made great progress, which also opened the doors for women and people of color to explore in the General human endeavor, the space," he said in a statement.
"their commitment and ability as a mathematician contributed to the man on The Moon and that it is possible that our astronauts are the First Steps in space, we now follow you on A Journey to Mars. "
Mrs Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded in the year 2015. In The Following year, then US President Barack Obama cited it in his State of The Union address as an example to the country, the spirit of discovery.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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