space missions

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    space missions

  • begining of operation

    begining of operation
    The National Aeronautics
    and Space Administration began operation.

  • fisrt us flyby

    fisrt us flyby
    The United States sent Pioneer 4 to the Moon, successfully making the first U.S. lunar flyby.

  • american orbits earth

    John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.

  • gemini 3

    gemini 3
    Following two robotic test flights, the first operational mission – Gemini III – of Project Gemini took place. The mission was commanded by former Mercury astronaut, Gus Grissom.

  • pioneer 10

    pioneer 10
    Pioneer 10 was launched to Jupiter from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  • first flight of the space transportation

    first flight of the space transportation
    Astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen flew Space Shuttle Columbia on the first flight of the Space Transportation System.

  • the space shuttle

    the space shuttle
    The Space Shuttle
    Atlantis docked to the Mir Space Station. The STS – 71 mission by Atlantis
    was the first of nine Shuttle-Mir link ups between 1995 and 1998, including rendezvous, docking, and crew transfers.

  • space shuttle discovery

    space shuttle discovery
    The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS – 114) launched successfully into orbit, marking NASA’s first return to human spaceflight after the Columbia tragedy.