The first astronomer in space was Robert A.R. Parker.
He was selected as an astronaut in August 1967 and first flew on STS-9 which launched on Novemeber 28th, 1983. He received a Bachelor of science in astronomy and physics from Amherst College, 1958 and a PH.D from CalTech in 1962
The first Mars space probe expeditions that did not land on Mars were the Mariner missions, specifically Mariner 4, Mariner 6, and Mariner 7. These missions provided the first close-up images of Mars and valuable data about the planet's environment.
There are a number of exciting things to an astronomer. You might discover a new comet, or be the first to see a nova or supernova. Having your instrument design launched on a space probe is right up there, too. But for the most part, astronomers don't go into that line of work because they crave excitement.
Your first trip up will be in the saucer Excalibur, crashed in the mud swamp by the mill. If you close the game while in space, or land back in Arturus, your spaceship will park on top of the castle.
I think that the Earth looks blue from outer space by an astronomer's eye is because the Earth is 75% water and 25% land. Since water is blue and there is a great quantity of it on the Earth, you spot the blue area first.
it doesn't take up space
Who was the astronomer or scientist that first discovered the stars? It was you. It happened when you were very young. You were so young that you had not learned to walk or talk yet, so you don't remember. You just looked up to the sky one dark evening, and there they were!
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
The first Mars space probe expedition that did not land on Mars by the US was Mariner 4, launched on November 28, 1964. It provided the first close-up images of another planet as it conducted a flyby of Mars on July 14, 1965, sending back 21 photos.
No. This would not be possible as Neptune is made up of gas and does not have an actual surface.
Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth.
Spacecraft have been linking up in space since the 1960s. An American and a Soviet spacecraft linked up in 1975 for the first time.
Can it land in the ocean... well, yes, but not without probably killing all the occupants and breaking up. It's designed to land on a (very long) landing strip and not on water. There's talk that the space shuttle replacement may be designed to land on water.