Laura Shepard Churchley's (left) father became the first US astronaut in space in 1961 The daughter of the first US astronaut, Alan Shepard, has blasted into space - 60 years after her father's ...

It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry ...

It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first ...

NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named.

It’s dedicated to Christa McAuliffe, a Concord High School social studies teacher who was selected by NASA to be the first ...