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India will launch its first manned space mission in 2016 in a bid to match space pioneers such as Russia and the United States
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Who was the first astronaut of India?
The first astronaut of Indian origin was Kalpana Chawla whose first mission with NASA was in 1997. The first India person in space, though, was Rakesh Sharma who on a Soviet mission in 1984. But Russian space travellers are cosmonauts, not astronauts.
What differences between ride mission space and a real space shuttle mission does nasa astronaut Winston Scott point out?
The first astronaut of Indian origin was Kalpana Chawla whose first mission with NASA was in 1997. The first India person in space, though, was Rakesh Sharma who on a Soviet mission in 1984.
What is India's first commercial space flight?
PSLV-C2 was the first Indian Expendable launch vehicle to carry and deploy more than one satellite in a mission
The date for the first dual mission in space?
The first dual mission in space started in 1963, space craft: Vostock 5-6 sent by the USSR
Why did the first space shuttle go into space?
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
What was Mae jemison mission in space?
what was Mae jemisons first mission into space
What was Kathryn Thornton's first mission?
Kathryn Thonton's first mission into space was STS-33. She was a mission specialist on board Space Shuttle Discovery and was launched November 22, 1989.
When was the first apollo mission sent into space?
Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program, launched in February 21, 1967. It never reached space.The first Apollo mission to actually reach space was the Apollo 7 mission.
Why was the Apollo-Soyuz Mission important?
It was the first international human space mission.
What is Scott Kelly famous for?
Scott Kelly is an astronaut. After a career with the Navy, he joined NASA for the Space Shuttle program. He has flown on 2 shuttle flights, the first of which was a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, and once on a Russian Soyuz rocket. He is also scheduled to take part in a year-long mission to the ISS in 2015-2016.
How many missions was Columbia sent on?
Columbia was on its 28th mission when it disintegrated during re-entry in 2003. Its first mission was the first by a space shuttle into space.
Which was the first space mission to explore the presence of ice an the surface of the moon?
The Apollo 11 space mission was the first one to explore the presence of ice on the moon.
