Alan Shepard Quote

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.


Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Aerospace Writer (May 1, 1991) "Ex-Astronaut Recalls Thrill of 1st U.S. Space Flight", The Deseret News, p. A1.


I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.