OTD In Space - February 5: Apollo 14 Lands on the Moon

On February 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and the lunar module pilot ...

NH roots in a different world: On this day 55 years ago, Alan Shepard walked on the moon

Derry native Alan Shepard wasn't the first person to walk on the moon, but he was the first to hit a golf ball while up there ...
Space Coast Daily

NASA’s Apollo 14 Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean, Recovered 55 Years Ago

(NASA) – On Feb. 9, 1971, the nine-day Apollo 14 Moon landing mission came to a successful conclusion with the splashdown of astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell aboard ...
WMUR

It's been 64 years since New Hampshire's Alan Shepard became first American in space

TODAY MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE. ON MAY 5TH, 1961, ALAN SHEPARD TRAVELED TO SPACE ON BOARD THE FREEDOM SEVEN SPACECRAFT. SHEPARD WAS BORN IN ...
United States Golf Association

'One Great Big Sand Trap': 55 Years of the Moon Club

On Feb. 6, 1971, Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard Jr. closed out his moonwalk with one of the most famous golf shots of all time. Shepard, an avid golfer, hit two balls using his makeshift Wilson Staff ...
Houston Press

Apollo 14 Splashed Down 40 Years Ago Today: Six Odd Things About It

Apollo 14 — the safely numbered one after that, um, other one — splashed down 40 years ago today. Since there were no dancing-on-the-edge death-defying dramatic escapes on this one, the mission is ...