61 years ago, humanity reached space for the second time with NASA 's Project Mercury. On the morning of May 5, 1961, naval aviator and test pilot Alan B. Shepard Jr. hopped onto the Freedom ...

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...

Trying to dig herself, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez out of a P.R. debacle, King actually likened their Jeff Bezos space-tourism ride to Alan Shepard’s historic 1961 mission.

One way she did so was by likening their trip to the truly historic 1961 flight taken by “Right Stuff” astronaut Alan Shepard ... Moon as commander of the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, famously ...

Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. On May 5, 1961, ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

One of the most luxurious perfumes Chanel No. 5 made its entry into the world of fragrances on May 5 , 1921. The perfume was ...

The New Shepard is named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space, which is in line with Blue Origin's history of ...