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What year was the first space rocket launched to the moon?

The first rocket to get near the moon was the Soviet Luna 1 spacecraft in 1959. Later that year, the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft was the first manmade object to reach the surface of the moon.


The Chinese invented the first space rocket?

The invention of the rocket by the Chinese did not include any that would reach significant altitudes (above 3000 m). The first recorded use as a weapon was in 1232, when they were launched against the Mongols. German V-2 military rockets in 1945 had the power to reach higher, near-space altitudes. But it was not until October 4, 1957, that the USSR successfully launched a satellite into Earth orbit, called "Sputnik 1".


What space mission has traveled farthest into space?

The Voyager 1 space probe. It is currently appx. 108 AU away from the Sun and near the edge of the solar system in a region called the Heliopause. It is moving away at a rate of about 3 AU/year. For comparison, Earth is at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun and Pluto is at a distance of appx. 10 AU from the Sun.


Who flew to near the sun?

The closest spacecraft to the Sun is the Parker Solar Probe, which was launched by NASA in 2018. Its mission is to study the outer corona of the Sun and help scientists better understand solar wind, solar flares, and other solar phenomena.


How does a space probe transfer the information back to earth?

Normally, a space probe sends data (instrument readings, images) through its radio link to Earth, which is also used to monitor and alter the functions of onboard instruments. One critical use of this link is to fire the control thrusters that can change the orientation or trajectory of the spacecraft. In some cases, near-Earth and lunar probes have returned samples directly to Earth using separate return capsules.

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What happens to the concord at the speed of light?

The Concord never got anywhere near the speed of light. Neither did any rocket ship, space probe, satellite, comet, asteroid, meteor, etc.


What year was the first space rocket launched to the moon?

The first rocket to get near the moon was the Soviet Luna 1 spacecraft in 1959. Later that year, the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft was the first manmade object to reach the surface of the moon.


Why the space rockets are generally launched from the west to east?

Since, the earth revolves from west to east so when the rocket is launched from west to east the relative velocity of rocket becomes velocity of rocket + velocity of earth. Thus, velocity of rocket increases which helps ti to rise without much consumption of fuel.


The Chinese invented the first space rocket?

The invention of the rocket by the Chinese did not include any that would reach significant altitudes (above 3000 m). The first recorded use as a weapon was in 1232, when they were launched against the Mongols. German V-2 military rockets in 1945 had the power to reach higher, near-space altitudes. But it was not until October 4, 1957, that the USSR successfully launched a satellite into Earth orbit, called "Sputnik 1".


Were in mossdeep do you get the superrod?

you can get it in the left house near the space rocket tower.. mulala_k_A :)


Has there ever been a space ship to Uranus?

The only man-made thing to come near Uranus was the robotic Voyager 2 probe.


Have our satellites left the Milky Way?

No, and none of them ever will. The Voyager 1 probe has just barely made it into interstellar space, but that is nowhere near leaving the galaxy.


What feat did the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker accomplish?

In 2001, the NEAR-Shoemaker space probe became the first unmanned probe to soft-land on an asteroid, although it was primarily designed to do its studies from orbit. Launched in 1996, it orbited the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros for about a year, and in February 2001 used the last of its propellant to soft-land on the asteroid. Since it was undamaged, it continued to perform surface studies until it was shut down, about two weeks later.


How much pollution is in space?

Space is considered a vacuum, so there is no air or atmosphere for pollutants to accumulate. However, near Earth, space debris such as defunct satellites and spent rocket stages can pose a hazard to active satellites and spacecraft. These objects can contribute to space pollution by increasing the risk of collisions and generating additional debris.


What space mission has traveled farthest into space?

The Voyager 1 space probe. It is currently appx. 108 AU away from the Sun and near the edge of the solar system in a region called the Heliopause. It is moving away at a rate of about 3 AU/year. For comparison, Earth is at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun and Pluto is at a distance of appx. 10 AU from the Sun.


What were the names of Hitler's V2 rockets that launched on the morning of D-day?

No V2 rockets were launched on D-Day. D-Day took place on 6 June 1944. The first operational launch of a V2 rocket (known in German as Aggregat 4 (A4), codenamed in Britain as Bodyline or Big Ben) took place on 8 September 1944, when a single rocket was fired at Paris. The rocket land near Porte d'Italie and caused only minor damage.A second V2 rocket was launched against London the same day, landing in Chiswick and killing two people. In order not to create a panic, the British government issued a cover story that the explosion had been caused by a gas explosion.