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Adm. Alan Shepard, Jr.
achievement.org
A biography and 1991 interview with the first American to go into space.
Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr
firstflight.org
Brief biography provided by the First Flight Society.
StarChild: Alan Shepard
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
Biography of one of seven men chosen from over 500 candidates to be a member of the first group of astronauts in 1959.
Wikipedia - Alan Shepard
en.wikipedia.org
Encyclopedia article includes information on the naval and astronaut career of the first man in space.