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Shepard: 1st American in Space

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Alan Shepard made his historic flight in May of 1961. Was he fascinated by space exploration? Pick this Topic to help you record his reaction to this mission and interest in America's space adventures.

Was he interested in the effort to explore space that was begun by the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries in the 1960's? [ Yes ]

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