History of Manned Space Missions

By BLASZAK

  • Vostok-1 (USSR)

    Cosmonaut Yuri Garagin became the first human in space.
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    Manned Space Missions

  • Mercury-3 (USA)

    Alan Shepard became the first American in space during a fifteen minute sub-orbital flight

  • Mercury-4 (USA

    The second US sub-orbital flight, reaching an altitude of 126 miles

  • Vostok-2 (USSR)

    Titov was the first to spend an entire day in space.

  • Mercury-6 (USA)

    The first US manned orbital flight at an orbit 100-162 miles from the Earth.

  • Mercury-7 (USA)

    The second US manned orbital flight which orbited the Earth three times.

  • Vostok-3 (USSR)

    First four-day flight and first "group" flight with Vostok-4.

  • STS-39 (USA)

    This unclassified Department of Defense Shuttle mission was devoted to military scientific experiments.