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From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

The Verge 05 May 2026 6h ago
From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space
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On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in bacon, scrambled eggs, and orange juice), strapped into the Freedom 7 rocket, and blasted off into space, becoming the first American astronaut to do so. Shepard's historic flight - and the first crewed […]
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