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Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space

Whoah!

Whoah!

Shepard checks out his ride before launch, 1961. "I walked out, and looked at that huge rocket for the first time," he said in 1991. "I thought ... I'm going to get up on top and fly that thing!"

In this photo: Alan B. Shepard

Photo: Ralph Morse./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1961
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