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By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide to American History since 2001

Alan B. Shepard Jr. and the First Spaceflight

Monday May 5, 2008
Today, May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first astronaut as he made a 15-minute flight in a space capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida adding legitimatimacy to the United States Space Program. Shepard was named a Rear Admiral and by the end of his career had logged 216 hours and 57 minutes in space. He died on July 21, 1998.

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May 5, 2008 at 10:39 am
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