Surveyor 1
It proved a soft landing was possible, and that the lunar surface would support the weight of a lander. There was some concern the lunar surface might be of such thick and fluffy dust as to allow a lander to sink into it.
the rocket was actually launched in either China or Russia
Skylab, which was a response to Salyut 1( a Soviet space station) was the first US space station, launched in the May of 1973
The lunar rover was first used on the Apollo mission 15.
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Surveyor 1 landed on the moon and was the first US lunar lander.
It proved a soft landing was possible, and that the lunar surface would support the weight of a lander. There was some concern the lunar surface might be of such thick and fluffy dust as to allow a lander to sink into it.
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
Richard Nixon was the President of the US when astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped from the lunar lander Eagle for the first landing on the moon. The mission was Apollo 11, and the landing occured on 20 July, 1969.
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the rocket was actually launched in either China or Russia
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
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Skylab, which was a response to Salyut 1( a Soviet space station) was the first US space station, launched in the May of 1973
The lunar rover was first used on the Apollo mission 15.
Yes. Explorer I was launched by the US Army's Ballistic Missile Program on January 31, 1958.