During their record-setting 84 days in space, the three-man crew, consisting of astronauts
Gemini 6 performed successful rendezvous and docking maneuvers and proved that man
The reverse side depicts the first man-made satellite of the Earth, Sputnik, as it
The balloon is drawn as the head of a cartoonish man with large, donkey-like ears
Navy on August 11, 1960, the first man-made object to be recovered from orbit.
1961, Soviet Air Forces pilot, Major Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man
Navy on August 11, 1960, the first man-made object to be recovered from orbit.
The John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History is one of the National Air and Space Museum’s signature lecture series. This lecture series is made possible by the generous support of Boeing.
Museum in Washington, DC June 13, 2018 | 8pm Event Remembering John Glenn: The Man
At the start of the Gemini program in 1961, NASA considered having the two-man Gemini
Video Video Bob Hoover: A Legendary Stick and Rudder Man Video Flying the Feathered
