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Apr 17, 2024 · Quick Facts. The first class of NASA astronauts was selected in 1959. They are known as the Mercury 7. Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. When Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, there has been a continuous ...
Here it is, the list of things we worked on for the last five months or so. First the patch notes, then Known Issues at the end. Witchfire GGU Patch Notes New Feature: Gnosis Redesigned Feature: Calamities New Feature: The Collector New Feature: Mirages There is a total of four new tiny areas sealed away […] Continue reading.
Welcome to The Astronauts Wiki! Five kids embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they are mistakenly launched into space. The spaceship Odyssey II is set to launch to investigate a mysterious asteroid passing by Earth. When a group of kids use their parent's security clearance to sneak onto the empty ship, the launch sequence is ...
Mar 5, 2024 · Breaking SpaceX crew dock at International Space Station. A SpaceX crew of three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has docked at the International Space Station (ISS). We're expecting the ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. was the first African American astronaut. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to Orbit the Earth. Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space.
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside Space Shuttle Challenger on shuttle mission STS-41-B in 1984 An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft ...
6 days ago · Neil Armstrong, American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the Moon. After joining the space program in 1962, he became the command pilot of Gemini 8, which completed the first manual space docking maneuver. He is best known for accompanying Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. to the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.
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