Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1903 - 2006. Video Recordings Documenting the Administration of Daniel Goldin. 1985 - 2001. Fortieth Anniversary of Human Spaceflight

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Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1903 - 2006. Video Recordings Documenting the Administration of Daniel Goldin. 1985 - 2001. Fortieth Anniversary of Human Spaceflight

1985-2001

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5831076

This video recording documents some of the major achievements of the U.S. manned space program, focusing on Alan Shepard's flight into space on Freedom 7 and the Gemini program. Footage includes Shepard's golf drive on the moon and John F. Kennedy's speech on our need to explore space "because it is hard." Interview clips with astronaut Alan Shepard complement the footage from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484698

National Archives at College Park

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Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998

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Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1946, and a test pilot in 1950. He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in ...