A radio documentary for the BBC World Service about astronaut Alan Shepard playing golf on the moon in 1971 (produced for the Witness History series). Alan's daughter Laura Shepard Churchley spoke exclusively about her pioneering Mercury 7...See moreA radio documentary for the BBC World Service about astronaut Alan Shepard playing golf on the moon in 1971 (produced for the Witness History series). Alan's daughter Laura Shepard Churchley spoke exclusively about her pioneering Mercury 7 astronaut father. She talks in depth about 3 space trips - her father's first mission in 1961 becoming the second human in space, her own trip in 2021 playing football on the New Shepard rocket and her father's famous golf playing Apollo 14 moon mission. The documentary features NASA mission audio from both Alan's missions. The interview was produced by Alan Hamilton and the programme is a Moon Road Production. Written by
A Jones
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