OTD In Space - February 5: Apollo 14 Lands on the Moon

On February 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and the lunar module pilot Edgar Mitchell left their crewmate Stuart Roosa in the command module and ...

NH roots in a different world: On this day 55 years ago, Alan Shepard walked on the moon

Derry native Alan Shepard wasn't the first person to walk on the moon, but he was the first to hit a golf ball while up there ...
WMUR

It's been 64 years since New Hampshire's Alan Shepard became first American in space

TODAY MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE. ON MAY 5TH, 1961, ALAN SHEPARD TRAVELED TO SPACE ON BOARD THE FREEDOM SEVEN SPACECRAFT. SHEPARD WAS BORN IN ...
Space Coast Daily

NASA’s Apollo 14 Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean, Recovered 55 Years Ago

(NASA) – On Feb. 9, 1971, the nine-day Apollo 14 Moon landing mission came to a successful conclusion with the splashdown of astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell aboard ...
United States Golf Association

'One Great Big Sand Trap': 55 Years of the Moon Club

On Feb. 6, 1971, Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard Jr. closed out his moonwalk with one of the most famous golf shots of all time. Shepard, an avid golfer, hit two balls using his makeshift Wilson Staff ...
Aviation Week

From The Archives: Apollo 14 Photos Detail Fra Mauro Terrain

In this photo-feature published in the February 22, 1971 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Apollo 14 mission commander stands beside the Modularized Equipment ...