Alan Shepard
- Status: Deceased
- In Space: No
- Date of Birth: 11/18/1923
- Date of Death: 07/21/1998
- First Flight: 05/05/1961
- Last Flight: 01/31/1971
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Alan Shepard, a American astronaut affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 2 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.
Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971 he walked on the Moon.
