An inner ear disorder kept this first American in space from retuning to space until 1971
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Alan Shepard, First American Astronaut in Space: 50th Anniversary ...  May 5, 2011 ... But he became, that day, the first American ever to fly in space, and he is ... It may seem silly now, but Shepard's assignment to fly Freedom 7 was kept secret until the ... 1964, but then developed an inner-ear disorder, Meniere's disease. ... In 1971, on Apollo 14, he became the fifth man to walk on the Moon.
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Alan Shepard - Wikipedia  Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett "Al" Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923  July 21, 1998) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and businessman, who in May 1961 made the first manned Mercury flight. Shepard's craft entered space, but did not achieve orbit. ... He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space,...
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Alan B. Shepard Jr. Is Dead at 74; First American to Travel in Space  Jul 23, 1998 ... Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first American to fly in space, lifting national spirits at a ... that had never before flown into space with a person aboard and he did it. ... Ten years after the first flight, Mr. Shepard made a comeback from a serious inner-ear ... 31, 1971, he took off for the Moon in Apollo 14, the first lunar...
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Who Was Alan Shepard? | NASA  Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first American in space. ... An inner ear problem stopped him from flying in space. ... 15, 1971, Shepard and Mitchell landed on the moon. ... Return to NASA Knows! ... What Did John Glenn Do Before He Was an Astronaut? ..... Astronauts also use tethers to keep tools from floating away.
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Alan Shepard: First American in Space - Space.com  May 5, 2014 ... Alan Shepard rode Freedom 7 to become the first American in space. ... Upon his return home at the close of World War II, Shepard married Louise Brewer, ... Although Shepard was on the list, a snafu kept him from receiving his invitation. ... Fluid in his inner ear had built up, increasing the sensitivity of the...
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Astronaut Alan Shepard wore this spacesuit during his historic flight ...  On that flight, he became the first American in space. ... Mercury "Freedom 7" capsule in which Alan Shepard became the first American ... from Cape Canaveral Florida at 9:34 a.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 1961. ..... Remembering America's famous "astrochimps" with photos of Ham and his ...... I was a total comic book freak!
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Celebrating The First Human In Space | Youngzine  Apr 9, 2011 ... Gagarin's flight was historic in more than one way. ... 1962: John Glenn becomes the rst American to orbit Earth. ... 1969: Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the Moon. ... cosmo or universe and naut or sailor, and Americans called them ''astronaut,'' also from Greek meaning star sailor.
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At Last, Medicine Really Listens to van Gogh - NYTimes.com  Jul 25, 1990 ... It says the artist had Meniere's syndrome, a disorder caused by excess ... The new study suggests that the ringing in his ear may have become...
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The Astronaut Bride - The New Yorker  Jul 25, 2012 ... Five months after Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in outer space, she put on a white dress, with a puffy skirt and a veil, and married Andrian Nikolayev. ... time as Tereshkova's divorce, she, too, married a fellow astronaut, ... Dr. Ride is survived by her partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy;...
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Who Was Alan Shepard? | NASA  On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He flew on a Mercury spacecraft. There was just enough room for one person. He named his capsule Freedom 7.
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Astronaut Bio: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. 7/98 - Johnson Space Center  ORGANIZATIONS: Fellow of the American Astronautical Society and the ... in July 1971 as a delegate to the 26th United Nations General Assembly and served ... and he holds the distinction of being the first American to journey into space.
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Famous People with Menieres Disease - Disabled World  Menieres disease is an abnormality of the inner ear causing a host of symptoms including ... List of famous people who had and have Meniere's disease. ... and biological factors that may cause Meniere's disease or induce an attack. ... Vincent suffered from both deep depression and Meniere's Disease, he eventually ended...
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First American Woman in Space | NASA  Jun 18, 2013 ... On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the ... As one of the three mission specialists on the STS-7 mission, she ... It is the story of humankind's evolving journey into space, the...
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Chuck Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier. | Cool Stuff ...  On 14 October 1947, test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first man to fly faster .... Brigadier General Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947. ..... Vietnam Memorial & State Capitol Building ~ Charleston ~ West Virginia ...... (and I add) named for Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, who was from...
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FRIENDSHIP 7: Story and Photos of John Glenn's 1st Space Flight.  Formal portrait of Astronaut John Glenn, taken in early 1962 just weeks before he ... The flight would be for three orbits around the earth, a total flight time of just ... of TV newsman Walter Cronkite coming out of almost every open window, ... He had a number of experiements to conduct, and less than 5 hours to conduct them.
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Alan Shepard: First American in Space - Space.com  May 5, 2014 ... By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | May 5, 2014 10:00am ET ... first American in space on May 5, 1961 aboard his Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7. ... the Soviet Union launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into space and he became ... Shepard blasted back into space from Cape Canaveral on Jan.
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NASA - John Glenn Returns to Space | NASA  In 1998, John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space when he joined the ... On October 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. ... the human body and the natural changes that take place as a person ages. .... John Glenn returned to space on board the shuttle Discovery on October 29, 1998.
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Ear Problems and Flying - Aviation Doctor  This tube connects the inner ear cavity with the throat. It is about 35 mm long, and the first one third of it is bone, ... Gas usually escapes down the tube without too much difficulty on climb out, although it may be necessary to yawn or swallow or "pop" your ears. ... shrink, creating negative pressure with respect to the cabin air.
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Alan Shepard: First American in Space - Space.com  May 5, 2014 ... He later went to the moon on Apollo 14. ... NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961 aboard .... After a struggle with leukemia, Shepard passed away on July 21, 1998, at the age of 74.
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The first American in space - May 05, 1961 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, The first American in space on May 05, 1961. ... From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. ... the race when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was launched into space, put in orbit ... Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin, taken during his visit to Admiralty House where he met Harold...
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Alan Shepard - Wikipedia  Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett "Al" Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923  July 21, 1998) was an ... He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space, and the first person to manually control the orientation of his spacecraft.