On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Born in 1923, Shepard was a decorated pilot with the United States Navy before he was recruited to become one of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This pin celebrated the May 5, 1961 ...

Blue Origin's 12th human spaceflight carried the first New Zealander into space and back on Saturday morning in West Texas.

Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, the 60-foot-tall New Shepard rocket is topped with the gum drop-shaped crew capsule.

This Alan Shepard commemorative medal was designed by the Italian sculptor, Constantino Affer. As part of the Project Mercury program, Alan Shepard was the first American to fly in space on May 25, ...

As soon as Thursday, Virgin Galactic plans to fire the rocket motor of its spacecraft and fly to an altitude of more than 50 miles. If it accomplishes that goal, ...

By 1961, a chimp named Ham would be the first hominid in space; Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard would follow in a matter of months.

In DeSoto this week, students from one school are being immersed in the history of the woman who bears the name of their ...

Six more people have gone into space thanks to Blue Origin. The space technology company, founded by Jeff Bezos, brought another crew to space on Sunday, August, 3, including cryptocurrency ...