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Experiments with rocketry progressed through the early 20th century. The first rockets to reach space were the German V-2 rockets of World War II. The first artificial satellite (Sputnik) was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, followed by the US Explorer I in 1958.
The first manned flight was the Earth orbit by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on Apil 12, 1961. Manned flights by the US were by Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom, followed by the three-orbit flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962.
The US space program under NASA culminated in six manned Moon landings between July 20, 1969 and December 14, 1972. Space exploration since that time has been almost entirely by unmanned probes, such as the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions to the outer planets from 1977 to 1989, and the Viking mission (and subsequent rovers) sent to Mars in 1975.
Manned space flight continued with Mir, Skylab, and the International Space Station. The Russian Soyuz flights are continuing, both manned and unmanned, while the US fleet of Space Shuttle orbiters (1977-2011) has now been retired.
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What is a manned space flight?
Manned space flight is a voyage into space with a human passenger on board.
When was the first space flight?
The first space flight was in 1981, Columbia was the first to make a space flight. The shuttle was a masterpiece of engineering. After being launched into space it could be flown like a plane.
What is a unmanned space flight?
A flight with no humans on board.
When was the first maned space flight?
The first manned space flight was in 1961, piloted by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
What is the difference in atmospheric flight and space flight?
When we fly on earth or on other planets, we call this atmospheric flight. When we fly without the forces of a planet pulling on the spacecraft, which only occurs in space, hence we call it space flight. The reason these are differentiated is because of whether or not there are air molecules are present. With air molecules (atmospheric flight) Bernoulli's Principle applies, which explains air flow, and in the space flight it does not apply.
What is the difference between plane flight and space flight?
space flight you go to outer space regualr flight flight you stay around earth
What is a manned space flight?
Manned space flight is a voyage into space with a human passenger on board.
What space flight is famous for Houston you have a problem?
The space flight was the sputnik 1
What film title begin with flight?
The Flight of the Phoenix
When was the first space flight?
The first space flight was in 1981, Columbia was the first to make a space flight. The shuttle was a masterpiece of engineering. After being launched into space it could be flown like a plane.
How long does a flight to Paris last?
It depends on where you begin your flight.
When was Goddard Space Flight Center created?
Goddard Space Flight Center was created in 1959.
What is a unmanned space flight?
A flight with no humans on board.
When was the first succesfull flight?
Depending if you mean any air flight of flight to space. First Space Shuttle was Columbia First Successful flight was over the English Channel.
When was the first maned space flight?
The first manned space flight was in 1961, piloted by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
How many flights has the Discovery taken to space?
Space Shuttle discovery's last flight on February 24, 2011 was it's 39th flight into space.
What is the difference in atmospheric flight and space flight?
When we fly on earth or on other planets, we call this atmospheric flight. When we fly without the forces of a planet pulling on the spacecraft, which only occurs in space, hence we call it space flight. The reason these are differentiated is because of whether or not there are air molecules are present. With air molecules (atmospheric flight) Bernoulli's Principle applies, which explains air flow, and in the space flight it does not apply.
