Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ShepardAlan Bartlett, Jr. "Al"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 18.11.1923 |
| Birthplace: | East Derry, New Hampshire |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 02.04.1959 |
| Selection group: | NASA-1 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.08.1974 |
| Date of death: | 21.07.1998 |
| Place of death: | Monterey, California |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Apollo 14 | CDR | 31.01. - 09.02.1971 | 9d 00h 01m |
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Suborbital Spaceflights above the Karman line (100 km)
| No. | Mission | Position | Date | Duration |
| 1 | Mercury 3 | Pilot | 05.05.1961 | 15m 22s |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Mercury 9 | Pilot |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy,
1944; two honorary doctorates; Rear Admiral,
USN, ret.;
test pilot; he was the first American to fly in Space (Mercury 3,
sub-orbital flight); from 1964 - 1970 grounded by
NASA because of inner ear complications (Meniere's
syndrome); Chief of Astronaut Office from 1971 to 1974; later Marathon
Construction; then President, Seven Fourteen Enterprises, Houston; he died of
leukemia. |
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