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42 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard went golfing on the Moon

By Robbie Gonzalez Published February 6, 2013, 11:20 am ET

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In doing so, he secured himself what is hands down the greatest golf story ever told, not to mention the record for longest drive in history — which, if calculations are to be believed, could well have exceeded 2.5 miles, with a hangtime of around 70 seconds. How’s that for a long drive?

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