Alan Shepard looking ominous at a Langley press conference, January 1961.
“Any questions? Not you. Not you either. Not yours. Nope. No questions? Okay then. Shepard out.”
Wake Up In The Morning Feeling Like Al Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. is history's most epic human being. And now there is a blog dedicated to celebrating this epicness.a spin-off blog of Space and Stuff, IDK and sister blog to Fuck Yeah Gene Cernan.
7/6/79: “Marking Mankind’s Greatest Leap: News correspondent John Chancellor (center) is the anchor of the NBC News special program marking the 10th anniversary of man’s first step on the moon. Also reporting are correspondent Roy Neal (right) and former astronaut Alan B. Shepard. The program, “The Day They Landed: July 20, 1969,” will be presented on NBC-TV Friday, July 20.”
“I’m Alan Fucking Shepard and we made it to the fucking moon people. And you know what? My ears fucking feel fucking better and I’m fucking going back.”
I think that’s what he said live on the air. I could be wrong.
Posts that cause me to revive this blog.
Alan Shepard as a member of the Naval Academy’s championship rowing team, 1944.
Hahaha so cute!!!
Resurrecting this blog from the dead for THIS.
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard during EVA training at Kennedy Space Center in December of 1970.
A year ago I wrote a post about this epic photo, in which I argued that it was probably the greatest tribute to any human being, ever. A year later I stand by my statement. Happy 88th birthday, Admiral Shepard.
That post is still one of my favourite things ever posted on Tumblr.
Birthday cheers to Alan Shepard, the first American in space!
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming America’s first astronaut. In this image he is shown being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown. The flight carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles.
Also pictured, Shepard in a space suit before the Mercury launch, and President and Jacqueline Kennedy, and V.P. Johnson watching Shepard’s lift off.
For a cool retrospective on the Mercury flights take a look at NASA’s multimedia salute to the first American astronauts.
Alan Shepard (woo hoo!)
GUYS! IT’S BIG AL’S BIRTHDAY! GET YOUR ANGRY FACE ON IN TRIBUTE!
*salutes*
Astronaut Alan Shepard, 1961.
:-)
Ralph Morse, Alan Shepard does not appreciate you hiding behind a car and taking photos of him.
Alan Shepard stalking is a fabulous hobby.
If you want to be punched in the throat.
(via asonlynasacan)
Alan Shepard also doesn’t appreciate you taking photos of him while he is packing.
To continue Erin’s General Obsession With Dead People, today’s Morning Motivation is Alan Shepard.
I need to bring this blog bag, y’all.
