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Shepard may refer to: A common misspelling of shepherd. Alan Shepard, American astronaut and member of the Apollo 14 Moon mission. Shepard, Alberta, Canada. Shepard, Missouri, a ghost town. Shepard (name) Shepard tone, a sound consisting of a superposition of sine waves separated by octaves. Shepard Settlement, New York. Shepard Industrial, Calgary
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.
1. : to tend as a shepherd. 2. : to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd. shepherded the bill through Congress. Synonyms. Verb. coach. counsel. guide. lead. mentor. pilot. show. tutor.
to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful, and careful way: He shepherded the old people towards the dining room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. shepherd verb [T usually + adv/prep] (SHEEP) to move sheep from one place to another:
May 11, 2011 · This article is for students grades K-4. Alan Shepard was the first American in space. He was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts. He also walked on the moon.
Nov 21, 2023 · Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On May 5, 1961, in the Freedom 7 spacecraft, he was launched by a Redstone vehicle on a ballistic trajectory suborbital flight—a flight which carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles and to a landing point 302 statute miles down the Atlantic Missile Range.
Nov 17, 2023 · Born barely 20 years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight, Alan Shepard grew up to fly combat missions in World War II, test multiple new aircraft, become the first American in space, and ultimately hit the first golf shot on the Moon.
Jul 30, 2021 · On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut in space when he flew the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight, soaring 116 miles above Earth and then...
Jul 17, 2024 · U.S. astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain on May 5, 1961, after the return of his Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 (in background) from the first crewed suborbital flight.
noun. ShepardSam1943MUSTHEATRE: dramatistFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: director Sam original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. born 1943, US dramatist, film actor, and director.
