Alan Shepard, the first American in space, once said the words America needs to hear in 2026

The astronaut slipped the surly bonds of Earth sixty-five years ago yesterday.

The story of how the first American went to space

As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But ...

From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in ...