My dad played golf on the moon

Published: June 23, 2023, 9 a.m.

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Alan Shepard played golf on the moon in 1971.

He became the first and only person to enjoy the sport on the lunar surface.

The astronaut golfer\\u2019s daughter Laura Shepard Churchley was inspired by her father\\u2019s big journeys and later travelled to space herself, although she didn\\u2019t pack golf clubs.

Tricia Penrose hears Laura\\u2019s recollections of life with her father and his unique sporting space trip.

A Moon Road production for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Alan Shepard on the moon. Credit: NASA)

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