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I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.

Alan Shepard

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Alan Shepard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1923
Born: November 18
Died: 1998
Died: July 22
Aircraft Pilot
Astronaut
Entrepreneur
Naval Officer
United States Naval Aviator
Derry
New Hampshire
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
Moon
Actually
Earth
Better
Farther
Swing
Swings

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