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Hace 5 días · Space exploration, investigation, by means of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity. Learn more about space exploration in this article.
Hace 5 días · Space exploration - Race, Moon, Astronauts: In the immediate aftermath of Gagarin’s orbital flight, President Kennedy was advised by NASA and by his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, of Braun’s belief that the Soviet Union, using Korolyov’s existing R-7 launcher, could well succeed in sending a multiperson spacecraft into ...
Hace 2 días · Competing in the Space Race with the United States and later with the European Union and with China, the Soviet space program was notable in setting many records in space exploration, including the first intercontinental missile (R-7 Semyorka) that launched the first satellite and sent the first animal into Earth orbit in 1957, and ...
Hace 4 días · In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, marking the start of the Space Race. Soon after, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth in 1961. These ...
Hace 5 días · Space exploration - Milestones, Achievements, History: The first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. The first human to go into space, Yuri Gagarin, was launched, again by the Soviet Union, for a one-orbit journey around Earth on April 12, 1961.
Hace 1 día · On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down China’s ambitious space program, which in the last few years has sent a rover to Mars, built a space station, and returned samples from the far side of the moon–something no country has done before. By 2035, it plans to build a lunar base with Russia on the moon’s south pole.
Hace 2 días · NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
