If you thought the “Right Stuff” storyline where Alan Shepard’s wife Louise changed her niece’s name to “Martha” seemed a bit far-fetched — even for a TV show — then you might want to sit down for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Carlos Villagomez was gifted this golf ball by Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard soon after the ...

Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard struck two golf balls on the lunar surface using a modified lunar sampling tool. Shepard initially estimated his second shot traveled approximately 200 yards (600 feet ...

Fifty-three years ago Monday, Derry, New Hampshire, native Alan Shepard walked on the moon while on the Apollo 14 mission on Feb. 5, 1971.Shepard was the commander of the mission that launched on a ...

In the two years since Heritage debuted its Historical Platinum Signature® Auction, the semiannual event has become among the most anticipated on its auction calendar — for its breadth and depth and ...

Sixty years after her father became the first American in space, Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, rocketed out of the lower atmosphere Saturday, joining ABC TV ...

Yeah. The US space program reached *** monumental milestone on May 5, 1961 when NASA sent the first American into space. Alan Shepherd was the only astronaut aboard the freedom seven space capsule ...

On February 6, 1971, astronaut and golfer Alan Shepard turned the Apollo 14 landing site into a driving range. Apollo 14 commander Shepard was the first American astronaut in space, but today he's ...

The most widely watched golf shot in history did not occur in a major tournament. It wasn’t even in a PGA event. In fact, it did not take place on Earth. And, as it turns out, its distance has been ...

NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH. TODAY IS ALAN SHEPARD’S 100TH BIRTHDAY. HE WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN MAN TO GO TO SPACE, AND HE’S FROM DERRY, THE JUNIOR HISTORY ARYANS, A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CREATED ...