Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location. The moon. Apollo 14 commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his crew brought back 42 ...

Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling ...

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Did you know many people who conserve aviation and space artifacts for the National Air and Space Museum have art conservation degrees? In fact, there are many different degrees you can study if you ...

Anna Lee Fisher decided that she wanted to be an astronaut on May 5, 1961. On that day, Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space during a 15-minute flight that took him 116 miles above ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Painting of astronaut Alan Shepard ...