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Astronaut Scott Kelly joins 'Mission Dry', stars in Goodnites underwear campaign film
Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to ...
It's been 64 years since New Hampshire's Alan Shepard became first American in space
Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. On May 5, 1961, ...
Trump Just Celebrated ‘Astronaut Day’—After Proposing Giant NASA Cuts
It’s been more than six decades since Alan Shepard launched on his famous suborbital flight. What would think of the U.S.
Monday marks 64 years since Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space
Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Launch of Freedom 7 From Cape Canaveral Boosted Spirits On May 5, 1961
On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...
Did Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Actually Leave The Atmosphere?
The New Shepard is named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space, which is in line with Blue Origin's history of ...
Trump honors space exploration on National Astronaut Day
President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...
NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard Reached Space As First American 61 Years Ago; Watch Him Blast Off
61 years ago, humanity reached space for the second time with NASA 's Project Mercury. On the morning of May 5, 1961, naval aviator and test pilot Alan B. Shepard Jr. hopped onto the Freedom ...
Who gets to be called an astronaut? Private space travel has reignited debate over use of prestigious title
The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be ...
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Army astronauts represent nation, Soldiers in space
On National Astronaut Day, a day dedicated to celebrating America’s space icons, the Space and Missile Defense Command team ...
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May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, 51, died in ...