eclipsed in the public eye by john glen and later by the first astronauts who went to the moon, allen shepherd not get back into space for nine years grounded with an ear problem. then nasa picked him to command apollo16. he became the sixth man to step on the moon. a golfer, shepherd wanted to do something special. >> i went to the boss and said, i want to hit a golf bag on the moon. he said, shepherd you've been giving me trouble for 16 years, the answer is hell no. >> reporter: but shepherd prevailed. shepherd became a millionaire the business and began a scholarship program for needy children. married to his academy sweetheart betty. shepherd said he never lost the excitement he felt that morning in 1961 sustained by that gutsy and gorgeous adventure of standing on the moon, looking at the earth and thinking of people struggling there. >> what a shame it is to let them stand on the moon and look back. so they can say we have to take care of this place after all. >> reporter: allen shepherd fought for years with leukemia and died last night in his sleep. >>> when we come back on a second lo