T-AKE cargo ship named for Shephard
The Navy announced Jan. 20 that the next ship of its newest class of advanced auxiliary dry cargo transports, the Lewis and Clark-class T-AKE, will be named for the first U.S. astronaut, the late Alan Shephard. In 1959, Shepard was one of seven men chosen by NASA for the Mercury program. Two years...
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