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"But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school, I began to realize, maybe you are a little bit better."

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Test Pilot

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About Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard was an American astronaut, naval aviator, and test pilot who became the first American in space and later commanded Apollo 14.

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