81. ENC Online: ENC Features: Classroom Calendar: Alan Shepard, First American In Sp Official NASA portrait of Mercury astronaut alan shepard. Keep in mind thatalan shepard was the first American in space, not the first man. http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,51,00.shtm

Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home ENC Features Classroom Calendar Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action todaypurchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar By Category By Month ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Alan Shepard, First American in Space (Grades K-12) May 5 http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/pao/mr3.htm Official NASA portrait of Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard. In 1961, I lived in a small town in Florida called Neptune Beach. On May 5, I remember excitedly watching a small glow rise into the sky to the south and knowing that we had just sent a man into space. That man was Alan B. Shepard, Jr., one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. He was the first American to dare the unknown and enter space. His flight that day was a spectacular feat, even if he didn't even orbit Earth and even though the flight lasted only 15 minutes. That was Shepard's first flight, but not his last. As part of the Apollo 14 crew, he landed on the moon on February 1971. He became the fifth person to walk on the moon and the first to hit a golf ball there that in his words went for "miles and miles and miles." I guess there is a lot to be said for the effect of the moon's gravity. Shepard died in 1998 at the age of 74.

82. Alan B. Shepard Astronaut alan B. shepard, Jr. awaits liftoff in the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecrafton May 5, 1961. This third flight of the MercuryRedstone (MR-3) vehicle, http://www.usna.edu/NotableGraduates/Astronauts/shepard/shepard.htm

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. awaits liftoff in the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft on May 5, 1961. This third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle, developed by D. Wernher von Braun and the rocket team in Huntsville, Alabama, was the first manned space mission for the United States. During the 15-minute suborbital flight, Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles and traveled 302 miles downrange. ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. (REAR ADMIRAL, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. Died on July 21, 1998. His wife, Louise, died on August 25, 1998. They are survived by daughters Julie, Laura and Alice, and six grandchildren. EDUCATION: Attended primary and secondary schools in East Derry and Derry, New Hampshire; received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1944, an Honorary Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1962, and Honorary Doctorate of Science from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1971, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Franklin Pierce College in 1972. Graduated Naval Test Pilot School in 1951; Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in 1957. ORGANIZATIONS: Fellow of the American Astronautical Society and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots; member of the Rotary, the Kiwanis, the Mayflower Society, the Order of the Cincinnati, and the American Fighter Aces; honorary member, Board of Directors for the Houston School for Deaf Children, Director, National Space Institute, and Director, Los Angeles Ear Research Institute.

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Back to Story This article appeared in the Los Angeles Times and is reprinted with permission Alan Shepard, First American in Space, Dies at 74 WASHINGTON Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space and one of only 12 Americans to walk on the moon, died late Tuesday at a hospital in California. He was 74. Alan Shepard in his Mercury spacecraft before his historic flight in 1961. AP Shepard, one of the revered original seven Mercury astronauts named by NASA in April 1959, died at Community Hospital near Monterey, Calif., said Howard Benedict, executive director of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation in Titusville, Fla., who had talked to Shepard's wife. The former Navy test pilot made a 15-minute suborbital flight five of those minutes in space on May 5, 1961, aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft. Ten years later, after overcoming a serious ear infection that lingered for six years, Shepard returned to space for his second and last flight as commander of Apollo 14 on Jan. 31, 1971. Shepard spent 33 hours on the moon during the third lunar landing mission and became the only lunar golfer, playfully whacking golf balls with a six-iron. On that flight, Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa spent nine days in space; Mitchell and Shepard stayed on the moon for two days.

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North Scott Community Schools: The district covers approximately two-hundred-ten square miles with a population of approximately 2,800 school-age children. Its boundaries roughly are the Wapsi River on the north, the Mississippi River on the east, Interstate 80 on the south, and on the west by a line running generally between the towns of Maysville and Dixon. The district was formed in l957, when the current Senior High School was constructed. Four elementary schools in the district were all first occupied during the l967-68 school year. The Junior High School in the city of Eldridge was completed and has been in use since l975-76. Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Park View opened one year later in the fall of l976. Alan Shepard Elementary School Alan Shepard is one of North Scott's five elementary schools with an enrollment of approximately 320 students. We have been a leader in the state in having acquired North Central Association (NCA) accreditation for our school and in helping others to do so. We work with students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is named in honor of Alan Shepard, one of our nation's first astronauts. It was first occupied in the fall of 1967. Philosophy of Alan Shepard School Alan Shepard School exists for the benefit and welfare of children, our most important resource. As formal education is the responsibility of the school, our primary goal is to provide an educational environment which enables each child to attain his/her highest intellectual achievement. Cultural, socio-emotional, and psycho-motor development of the child must occur in conjunction with the intellectual growth.

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THE RIGHT STUFF July 22, 1998 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript Space explorer Alan Shepard, the first American in space, died of leukemia at the age of 74. NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt shares a passage of Tom Wolfe's novel The Right Stuff , written about Shepard, in his memory. JIM LEHRER: Finally tonight remembering astronaut Alan Shepard. Kwame Holman begins. KWAME HOLMAN: In 1959, Alan Shepard and six other men were chosen from a pool of 110 pilots who volunteered to go into space. NASA picked Shepard to guide its very first manned space flight. On May 5, 1961, Shepard became the first American in space. He flew for 15 minutes aboard the Mercury Freedom 7 Spacecraft and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. In an interview years later the former Navy test pilot explained his desire to be an astronaut. ALAN SHEPARD: I think all those who volunteered and certainly all of those who ended up the finals like I did really sort of looked at it as an extension of what they're doing. See, as a test pilot you sort of keep flying bigger and better and faster and farther and higher, et cetera, et cetera. In other words, you're expanding, as we call it, the boundary of the envelope, the envelope being the curve describing where thou shalt not pass if you're flying an airplane. And I think all of the original seven looked at it that way. It's not a brand new frontier really. It's just taking what we have and pushing it out. And I think all of us looked at it as a natural extension of what we'd been doing-flying strange-looking airplanes, and that sort of thing.

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The Astronauts Memorial Foundation National Educational Technology Institute Home About AMF Those Honored Training Programs ... 2001 Award Winner Alan Shepard Technology In Education Award Applications for the 2006 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award will be accepted starting in September 2005. I. Introduction and Overview IV. Selection Criteria II. Eligibility and the Award V. Guidelines for Completing the Application ... III. The Review Process I. Introduction and Overview I n a continuing effort to recognize outstanding contributions by K-12 educators and District level personnel in the field of Educational Technology, t he Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) in partnership with the Space Foundation and NASA , is pleased to present the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. The Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by technology personnel or classroom teachers to technology education. The purpose of this Award is to acknowledge the individual’s direct contribution and exceptional accomplishment in technology use. The Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award rewards excellence in the development and delivery of technology programs. Excellence in teaching may be demonstrated in the classroom directly with students or to the professional development of teachers in the school or district.

94. Alan Shepard APOD July 24, 1998 alan B. shepard Jr. 1923 1998 on the moon as commander of the Apollo 14 mission. A true pioneer and intrepidexplorer, alan shepard died Tuesday at age 74 after a lengthy illness. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791593/

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@import url(asf_style.css); @import url(asf_layout.css); Home U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Astronaut Biographies Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Search Sitemap History Timeline Board Members ... Related Links Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., one of the nation's original Mercury Seven astronauts, was the first American to fly in space and he later walked on the moon as commander of the Apollo 14 mission. He was born in East Derry, N.H., on Nov. 18, 1923. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1944, and he has been awarded honorary degrees by Dartmouth College, Miami University (Ohio), and Franklin Pierce College. After graduation from Annapolis, Shepard served aboard the destroyer Cogswell in the Pacific during World War II. He later entered flight training, received his wings in 1947 and served several tours aboard aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean. In 1950 he attended the Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Md., and after graduation he became a test pilot there. He subsequently was assigned to Flight Squadron 193 at Moffett Field, Calif., a night fighter unit flying Banshee jets. As operations officer of this squadron, he served aboard the carrier Oriskany in the Pacific. He returned to Patuxent as a test pilot and instructor. He later attended the Naval War College at Newport, R.I., and after graduation was assigned to the staff of the commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet, as aircraft readiness officer. Shepard was selected by NASA as one of the United States' original seven astronauts in 1959. He became the first American to rocket into space on May 5, 1961, making a 16-minute suborbital trip that took him 115 miles high and 302 miles down the Atlantic tracking range in his Freedom 7 capsule.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 Biographical Data NAME: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut PERSONAL DATA: Born November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. His mother, Mrs. Alan B. Shepard, resides in East Derry. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 11 inches; weight: 170 pounds. EDUCATION: Attended primary and secondary schools in East Derry and Derry, New Hampshire; received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1944, an Honorary Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1962, and Honorary Doctorate of Science from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1971, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Franklin Pierce College in 1972; and graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School in 1951 and the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in 1957. MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Louis Brewer of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. CHILDREN: Laura Shepard Snyder, July 2, 1947; Julie Coleman, March 16, 1951.

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Home Research For Teachers HISTORY ... Admin/Tools partially funded by NASA, it is still a private site. Therefore, before using our materials in any form, electronic or otherwise, you need to ask permission. There are two ways to browse the site: (1) use the search button above to find specific materials using keywords; or, (2) go to specific headings like history principles or careers at specific levels above and click on the button. Teachers may go directly to the Teachers' Guide from the For Teachers button above or site browse as in (1) and (2). FAQ Alan B. Shepard, Jr. RADM. USN Pioneer U.S. Astronaut Born East Derry, New Hampshire Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944, becoming a Naval Aviator in 1947. In 1950, he attended the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School where he became an instructor. He also attended the Naval War College, graduating in 1957. His outstanding record as a test pilot with several thousand hours of complex experimental flying played a major role in his selection as one of the original seven U.S. astronauts in 1959. After two years of extensive training, Shepard, piloted the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 through its first successful sub-orbital flight. Although the flight lasted only 15 minutes, the capsule reached an altitude of 16 miles and speed of 5,180 miles per hour. This historic flight was the beginning of American's manned space programs.

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Carpenter Cooper Glenn Grissom ... Slayton Alan B. Shepard, Jr. by Tara Gray Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (RADM, USN, Ret.), was born on November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire, to parents Lt. Col. Alan B. Shepard (USA, Ret.) and Renza (Emerson) Shepard. He attended primary school in East Derry and was graduated from the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, in 1940. He studied one year at Admiral Farragut Academy, Toms River, New Jersey, and then entered the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. He was graduated from the Naval Academy on June 7, 1944. After graduation, Shepard was commissioned as an ensign and during the final year of World War II he served on the destroyer Cogswell deployed in the Pacific. At war's end, on March 3, 1945, Shepard married the former Louise Brewer, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, whom he had met while he was a midshipman at the Naval Academy. After the war, he underwent naval flight training at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas, and Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida. During training he was so eager to fly that he studied and received a pilot's license at a civilian flying school before winning his Navy wings in March 1947.

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NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Titusville, FL July 22, 1998 ALAN SHEPARD, FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, DIES AT 74 Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American to fly in space and one of only 12 humans who walked on the Moon, died Tuesday night after a lengthy illness in Monterey, CA. He was 74. Shepard died at Community Hospital on the Monterey Peninsula, according to his family. The cause of death was not disclosed. Funeral services are pending. "The entire NASA family is deeply saddened by the passing of Alan Shepard. NASA has lost one of its greatest pioneers; America has lost a shining star," said NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. "Alan Shepard will be remembered, always, for his accomplishments of the past; being one of the original Mercury astronauts, for being the first American to fly in space, and for being one of only 12 Americans ever to step on the Moon. He should also be remembered as someone who, even in his final days, never lost sight of the future," Goldin added. "On behalf of the space program Alan Shepard helped launch, and all those that the space program has and will inspire, we send our deepest condolences to his wife, Louise, their children, and the rest of the Shepard family.

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