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.

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 ...

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 ...