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The reverse side depicts the first man-made satellite of the Earth, Sputnik, as it
The reverse side depicts the first man-made satellite of the Earth, Sputnik, as it
Plans were falling into place for a follow-on series of two-man Gemini missions that
Apollo to the Moon told the historic story of human exploration of the Moon by the United States.
When President Kennedy committed the nation in 1961 to landing a man on the Moon,
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 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.
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
Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 mission which landed the first man