Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association, except where noted. Fifty years ago, while Alan Bean watched his fellow astronauts walk on the moon knowing that he too would soon leave footprints there...
The Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine this week looked into why Corvettes and astronauts from the Right Stuff era are forever linked. After Shepard joined NASA, he struck up a friendship with Genera...
Astronaut Alan Shepard (center) accepts the keys to a custom 1962 Corvette, gifted to him by Chevrolet General Manager Ed Cole (right) and GM Styling President Bill Mitchell. Photo courtesy General M...