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Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. On May 5, 1961, ...

Monday marks 64 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space.

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch Complex 5 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [...] ...

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...