Alan Shepard American astronaut
Alan Shepard is a 74 years old American astronaut from . Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923 (died on July 21, 1998, he was 74 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 07/21/1998, 25 years ago. He was 74 years old when he died. Cause of death: leukemia. He died in Pebble Beach and buried in Forest Hill Cemetery .
Works
Alan Shepard Movies (2)
There are 2 movies of Alan Shepard.
His first feature film was A Silver Odyssey: 25 Years of Houston Astros Baseball (1987, as Himself). He was 63 when he starred in this movie. Since 1987, he has appeared in 2 feature films. The last one is Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (2005). In this movie, we watched him in the Himself - NASA Astronaut (archive footage) character .
Awards (8)
Awarded Langley Gold Medal in 1963 , awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal , awarded NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal , awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame ,
Education
He graduated from Naval War College, United States Naval Test Pilot School, Admiral Farragut Academy and United States Naval Academy
What was Alan's zodiac sign?Alan Shepard zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about Alan Shepard
| Place of death | Pebble Beach |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Status | Deceased |
| Type | NASA |
| Employer | National Aeronautics And Space Administration , position held: astronaut |
| Significant event | Walk On The Moon , start time: 1971-02-05T00:00:00Z , end time: 1971-02-06T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | Chief Of The Astronaut Office , start time: 1963-11-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1969-07-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: Deke Slayton , replaced by: Thomas P. Stafford |
| Place of burial | Forest Hill Cemetery , coordinate location: Point(-71.29469 42.89194) , burial plot reference: Sec 2 Shepard Ave, Plot 178 |
| Astronaut mission | Apollo 14 , series ordinal: 2 |
| Spoken text audio | , language of work or name: Dutch |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Family name | Shepard. Show people with the surname Shepard |
| Name in native language | Al Shepard |
| Time in space | 13017 |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Military branch | United States Navy |
| Part of | Mercury Seven |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Given name | Alan |
| Military rank | Counter Admiral |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10679505 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Date of death | 1998-07-21T00:00:00Z |
| Religion | Christian Science |
