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

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

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

Trying to dig herself, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez out of a P.R. debacle, King actually likened their Jeff Bezos space-tourism ride to Alan Shepard’s historic 1961 mission.

It’s been more than six decades since Alan Shepard launched on his famous suborbital flight. What would think of the U.S.

Flight suits have come a long way since Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong slipped one on, with help. The suits being worn today by the NS-31 crew were designed to be "flattering and sexy," according ...

Bowe's first thought after landing: "I'm ready to go back." Today, I had an opportunity to be on a flight that mimicked [Alan Shepard's] trajectory and allowed me to carry the legacy of my ...

61 years ago, humanity reached space for the second time with NASA 's Project Mercury. On the morning of May 5, 1961, naval aviator and test pilot Alan B. Shepard Jr. hopped onto the Freedom ...

Here's everything to know about the New Shepard rocket that will be at the center of what is sure to be a headline-grabbing flight. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space ...

It is named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space. During each launch, the rocket reaches initial speeds exceeding 2,000 mph – much faster than the speed of sound ...

The flight aboard the autonomous, reusable rocket named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space, lasted 11 minutes. It is reported that the rocket system ascended to an altitude of roughly ...

One way she did so was by likening their trip to the truly historic 1961 flight taken by “Right Stuff” astronaut Alan Shepard. As a member of NASA’s original Mercury 7 astronauts in the ...