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From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

Astronaut Alan Shepard, May 5th, 1961. | Photo by Photo12 / UIG / Getty Images On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in bacon, scrambled eggs, and orange juice), strapped into the Freedom 7…

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