Directory of Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr. Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about the American astronaut, Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (1923-1998). Born in East Derry, New Hampshire; he was the first U.S. astronaut in space.

All sites listed here are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment and/or for schoolwork.

Resources in This Category

• Adm. Alan Shepard, Jr.

  http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/she0int-1
  A biography and 1991 interview with the first American to go into space.

• Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html
  Biographical data provided by NASA.

• Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr

  http://firstflight.org/shrine/alan_shepard.php
  Brief biography provided by the First Flight Society.

• Shepard

  http://www.astronautix.com/astros/shepard.htm
  Biography and personal data from Encyclopedia Astronautica.

• Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr.

  http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0844849.html
  Brief biography from Fact Monster.

• StarChild: Alan Shepard

  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/shepard.html
  Biography of one of seven men chosen from over 500 candidates to be a member of the first group of astronauts in 1959.

• Wikipedia - Alan Shepard

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard
  Encyclopedia article includes information on the naval and astronaut career of the first American in space.

 

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