Nearly a month later, on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, completing a 15-minute suborbital journey.
nˌɪɹli ɐ mˈʌnθ lˈeɪɾɚ, ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ˈælən ʃˈɛpɚd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɪn spˈeɪs, kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ɐ fˈɪftiːnmˈɪnɪt sʌbˈoːɹbɪɾəl dʒˈɜːni.