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The 15 pages that link to Alan Shepard, each with the reason it gives.

• Yuri GagarinCompared with: Unlike Gagarin, Shepard’s first flight did not complete an orbit.

• Deke SlaytonRelated: Slayton selected his fellow Mercury astronaut for the first crewed Mercury flight.

• Project MercuryBroader topic: His flight established the first American human spaceflight milestone.

• Neil ArmstrongCompared with: Shepard was the first American in space, while Armstrong was the first person on the Moon.

• John GlennCompared with: Shepard reached space first for the United States but did not enter orbit.

• Mercury SevenRelated: He was the first Mercury Seven astronaut to fly in space.

• Suborbital spaceflightRelated: His Freedom 7 flight was the first crewed American suborbital spaceflight.

• Gus GrissomRelated: Shepard and Grissom were both members of the Mercury Seven.

• Mercury-Redstone 3Related: He piloted Freedom 7 during the mission.

• Edgar MitchellRelated: Shepard was Mitchell's crewmate and fellow lunar explorer.

• Scott CarpenterRelated: Shepard’s suborbital flight preceded Carpenter’s orbital mission.

• Alan BeanCompared with: Shepard’s later lunar landing offers a comparison with Bean’s earlier Apollo 12 expedition.

• Gordon CooperRelated: Shepard and Cooper were members of the original Mercury Seven astronaut group.

• Stuart RoosaRelated: Shepard commanded the mission while Roosa remained in lunar orbit aboard Kitty Hawk.

• Wally SchirraRelated: Shepard and Schirra were fellow members of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts.