EXTRAORDINARY GOLF

When NASA astronaut Alan Shepard blasted off to the moon on Apollo 14, he carried a makeshift golf club and two golf balls. Here's what happened next.

The longest shot in golf history didn't happen on Earth. astronaut Alan Shepard holds that record, hitting a ball on the moon in 1971. Here are three things to know about

NASA's early astronaut pioneers can keep or sell spaceflight souvenirs received during the Mercury, Apollo and Gemini program, a new U.S. law says

Fifty years after Alan Shepard made history by hitting two golf shots on the Moon with a makeshift 6-iron, writer Andy Saunders examines how far the balls actually traveled.

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NASA spacesuits get new maker and look for lunar missions.

Apollo 14 was the fourth crewed moon landing and is most famous for being the first and only mission in which an astronaut played golf on the moon. See photos from the adventures of the Apollo 14 crew.

The Apollo 14 mission marked Alan Shepard's return to space. It was the first time for crewmembers Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa.

Alan Shepard rode Freedom 7 to become the first American in space. He later went to the moon on Apollo 14.

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50 years ago, the Apollo 14 astronaut hit a golf ball that traveled roughly 40 yards.

Astronaut Alan Shepard famously claimed he hit his ball 'miles and miles and miles' on the Moon in 1971 - 50 years on modern technology reveals how far he really hit it.

On February 6, 1971, astronaut and golfer Alan Shepard turned the Apollo 14 landing site into a driving range.

Golf is pretty tough. But playing golf on the moon? That’s a whole different ball game. Find out here how many golf balls are on the Moon!

Apollo 14 Commander and original Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space, tees off on the lunar surface during his 1971 mission, w...

Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of golf on the moon, Seamus Golf designed a sweet NASA-inspired collection of head covers, bags, apparel and accessories.

On the 50th anniversary of the first golf shot on the moon, we commissioned two experts to take the game to the next frontier.

'The first guy on the moon throws a golf ball, not a football. He throws a golf ball.' - Jack Nicklaus #playyourtee http://t.co/uRspu7XEn8

When you think of golf, legendary players like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Bobby Jones may come to mind. None of those legends, however, hit arguably the most fabled shot in history. That distinction belongs to a NASA astronaut.

Golf on the moon Photograph by Delphimages Photo Creations