Alan Shepard

Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (born November 18, 1923 – died July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space. In 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. At age 47, he became the fifth person to walk on the Moon, and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to do so.