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Crew Members
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Retired)
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Missions Mercury 3*
Birth: November 18, 1923, in East Derry, NH
Deceased: July 21,1998
Education: BS, U.S. Naval Academy
Cumulative time in space: More than 216 hours.
Cumulative EVA: More than 9 hours.
Notes:
1) First American in space.
2) One of the seven Mercury astronauts.
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Thomas P. Stafford, Lieutenant General, USAF (Retired)
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Missions Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10*
Birth: September 17, 1930, in Weatherford, OK
Education: BS, U.S. Naval Academy
Cumulative time in space: More than 507 hours.
Note: Participated in first space rendezvous.
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Edward H. White II, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
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Missions Gemini 4, Apollo 1
Birth: November 14, 1930, in San Antonio, TX
Deceased: January 27, 1967
Education: BS, U.S. Military Academy; MSAE, University of Michigan
Cumulative time in space: More than 97 hours.
Cumulative EVA: More than 23 minutes.
Notes:
1) Accomplished first U.S. spacewalk.
2) Died in Apollo 1 capsule fire.
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John W.Young, Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Missions Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10**
Birth: September 24, 1930, in San Francisco, CA
Education: BSAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
Cumulative time in space: More than 835 hours.
Cumulative EVA: More than 20 hours.
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* Flew on post Apollo 11 missions.
** Flew on Space Shuttle mission.
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