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- The launch of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969.
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Project Mercury, the first U.S. program to put humans in space, made 25 flights, six of which carried astronauts between 1961 and 1963. The objectives of the program were: to orbit a human spacecraft around Earth, to investigate a person’s ability to function in space, and to recover both the astronaut and spacecraft safely.
On June 14, 1949, Albert II survived a sub-orbital V-2 flight into space (but died on impact after a parachute failure) to become the first monkey, first primate, and first mammal in space. His flight reached 134 km (83 mi) – past the Kármán line of 100 km which designates the beginning of space.
Oct 26, 2020 · On August 10, 2015, astronauts sampled their first space-grown salad, and astronauts now are growing radishes in space. Deployment of CubeSats from station: CubeSats are one of the smallest types of satellites and provide a cheaper way to perform science and technology demonstrations in space.
In the decades since Yury Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, many milestones in space travel have been achieved by a variety of men and women from around the world. The table provides a chronology of notable astronauts.
NameMissionDateAccomplishmentApril 12, 1961first man in spaceMercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7)May 5, 1961first American in spaceVostok 2Aug. 6–7, 1961first to spend more than one day in ...Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7)Feb. 20, 1962first American in orbit- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 20, 2009 · 1961: A Russian, Major Gherman Titov, becomes the first astronaut to spend a day in space, returning to Earth safely after 25 hours in space. 1962: John Glenn becomes the first American...
May 11, 2021 · In early 1960, all seven Mercury astronauts visited the center to learn how to bring the device, referred to as the Gimbal Rig, under control. Credits: NASA Nuclear Rocket Program
May 30, 2020 · Nasa and SpaceX made history by returning US astronauts from US soil to low-Earth orbit for the first time in nine years. It also marked the beginning of "taxi" rides to the space station,...
