Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. was an American naval aviator and astronaut who become the second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he command the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth human being to walk on the Moon. In 1950, he attend the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland. After graduation, he participated in flight test work which included high-altitude tests to obtain data on light at different altitude and on a assortment of air masses over the American continent; test and development experiment of the Navy's in-flight refuel system; carrier appropriateness trials of the F2H-3 Banshee; and Navy trials of the first angled carrier deck. He was subsequently assign to Fighter Squadron 193 based at Moffett Field, California, a night fighter unit flying Banshee jets. As operations officer of this regiment, he made two tours to the western Pacific on board the carrier USS Oriskany.
| Born | November 18, 1923 |
| Birth Place | Derry, New Hampshire |
| Other occupation | Test pilot |
| Rank | Rear Admiral, USN |
| Time in space | 216 hours and 57 min |
| Selection | 1959 NASA Group |
| Missions | MR-3, Apollo 14 |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Died | July 21, 1998 |
| Death Place | Pebble Beach, California |
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