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Shepard: 1st American in Space
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- On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. completed a 15 minute rocket trip that made him the first American ever in space. How did he hear about the event?
- How did he feel when he learned that the Americans had made their first successful space flight?
- Shepard was almost the first man in space, but a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, claimed that honor with a space flight he made only 23 days earlier. How did he feel about the competition between Soviet and American space programs? Did he think that space would ever be used for national defense?
- Throughout the 1960's, NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) prepared and practiced for a trip to the moon. How interested was he in the activities of NASA?
- Before this trip into space, did he ever think that it would be possible for people to travel in space? Did he want to travel in space or did the idea frighten him?
- How far did he think that space travel would go? Did he think that we would be able to study other planets in-depth? Did he think that we would ever discover other forms of life? What about establishing colonies on other planets?
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