50 years on: Alan Shepard golfs on the moon

51st anniversary of Alan Shepard walking on the moon

Unsurprisingly Alan Shepard is the first and only person to ever have played golf on the Moon. In 1971 the US astronaut sneaked a clubhead onto Apollo 14 in a sock. His daughter Laura has been telling us about her dad's experience: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4x7g | BBC World Service

60 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space

Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 Flight - 60th Anniversary

Alan Shephard became first American in space this day in history