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Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Shepard | Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Awards | Congressional Space Medal of Honor | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Awards | NASA Exceptional Service Medal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Born | Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (1923-11-18)November 18, 1923 Derry, New Hampshire, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Children | 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Died | July 21, 1998(1998-07-21) (aged 74) Pebble Beach, California, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval War College (MA) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Missions | Mercury-Redstone 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Missions | Apollo 14 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Rank | Rear Admiral, USN | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Relatives | Annie Bartlett Shepard (grandmother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Retirement | July 31, 1974 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Selection | NASA Group 1 (1959) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Spouse | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Time in space | 9d 0h 16m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Total EVA time | 9h 23m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alan Shepard | Total EVAs | 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
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