Alan Shephard
Heroes of History

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Alan Shephard gripped the abort handle and braced his feet against the capsule floor. Five, Four, Threeà Don’t screw up, he muttered. Two, One, Zero, Liftoff. Alan felt himself rising into the sky. He could scarcely believe it. The boy who grew up with a passion for flying was off on the ultimate flight-to space!

Alan Shephard’s boyhood fascination with flight led him from constructing model airplanes in his grandfather’s basement to attaining national hero status in the race to space. Rooted in hard work and education, this pioneer’s dreams of flight came true as he became not only the first American launched into space but, later, one of the priviledged few to walk on the moon.

When he wasn’t soaring above the clouds, astronaut Alan Shephard used his expertise to benefit others, raising money to fuel the dreams of science students and guiding NASA missions. The achievements of this high flyer-America’s ” of Space”-inspire all who dare to live their dreams