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What First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
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The Russian Aviation and Space Agency now known as ROSCOSMOS was the first, The cosmonauts name was Yuri Gagarin and the craft was called the Vostok 1.
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First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
What is the difference between manned and unmanned spacecraft?
Manned means I has not been around that long and unmanned means around a loong time
What year was the first US manned orbit of the Earth?
The first time a u.S spacecraft orbitted the earth was in 1962 , the astronaut was John Glenn.
What mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
What project involved the goal of orbiting a manned spacecraft around earth?
Mercury
First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
What was the purpose of the Mercury program?
The purpose of the Mercury program was to send man into space for the first time, orbit around the Earth, find out how a person functioned in space, and to recover the astronaut and spacecraft safely.
What is the difference between manned and unmanned spacecraft?
Manned means I has not been around that long and unmanned means around a loong time
What year was the first US manned orbit of the Earth?
The first time a u.S spacecraft orbitted the earth was in 1962 , the astronaut was John Glenn.
Who was the astronaut on the first manned spacecraft to fly to the moon?
The three astronauts to fly to the moon were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Was Mars 3 a manned spacecraft?
As of yet, there have been no manned Mars spacecraft at all.
What mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
What project involved the goal of orbiting a manned spacecraft around earth?
Mercury
Who was the First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth?
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR was.
What is the name of the nasa program that replace the space shuttle and send astronaut to the moon?
The next generation manned spacecraft is named "Orion" The name of the program is "Constellation"
Name of the spaceship that made the first manned flight around the moon?
It was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
What was the goal of the mercury program?
The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were specific: To orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth;
