Actor
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Langley Gold Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.