[shep-erd] 
| 1. | Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–1998, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961. |
| 2. | Sam, born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director. |
| Shep·ard (shěp'ərd) American astronaut who on a 15-minute flight on May 5, 1961, became the first American in space. He also commanded the Apollo 14 mission to the moon (1971). |
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