Apollo 14 spaceman Alan Shepard photographed from the lunar lander by Ed Mitchell, February 1971.
February 5, 1971 — Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard photographs spaceman Ed Mitchell as he pans across the surface of the Moon with his video camera.
(NASA)
TODAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard suits up for his trip to the Moon. 31 January 1971.
President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7,” on the first US manned sub-orbital flight.
via the JFK Library
May 8, 1961 – Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard receives the NASA Distinguished Service Medal at the White House. Shepard and his family meet with President John F. Kennedy, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
February 5, 1971: After landing on the Moon, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell go on their first lunar excursion. Shepard takes a moment to snap a selfie as Mitchell works in the background.
February 5, 1971 – Through the window of the Apollo 14 lunar module, astronaut Ed Mitchell snaps this image of Alan Bean shortly after landing on the Moon. (NASA)
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