Alan Shepard Death
Alan passed away on July 22, 1998 at the age of 74 in Monterey, California. Alan's cause of death was leukemia.
When did Alan Shepard die?
July 22, 1998How did Alan Shepard die? What was the cause of death?
LeukemiaHow old was Alan Shepard when died?
74Where did Alan Shepard die? What was the location of death?
Monterey, California
Alan Shepard Birthday and Date of Death
Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923 and died on July 22, 1998. Alan was 74 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 18, 1923
Date of Death: July 22, 1998
Age at Death: 74
Alan Shepard - Biography
Alan Bartlett "Al" Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998), (RADM, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, flag officer, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person and the first American to travel into space. This Mercury flight was designed to enter space, but not to achieve orbit. Ten years later, at age 47 and the oldest astronaut in the program, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the lander to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. He became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, and the only astronaut of the Mercury Seven to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.
