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Who is on the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
Who was the first astronaut to resign from NASA?
Alan green
What is the head astronaut called?
He is called the Chief Astronaut. The first Chief Astronaut of NASA was Deke Slayton, a position he held from 1963 until his return to flight status in 1972.
When NASA activated the mercury space program each flight had how many astronaut?
Each manned Mercury launch carried a single astronaut. Gemini ... two Apollo ... three Shuttle ... several
What nasa astronaut was the first to die in space?
The first NASA astronaut to die in space was Michael J. Adams. He tragically lost his life during the X-15 flight 3-65-97 on November 15, 1967, when his spacecraft crashed during re-entry. Although the flight was part of the X-15 program, which was not strictly a NASA program but involved NASA and the U.S. Air Force, Adams is often mentioned in discussions about astronauts who died during space missions.
How many flight hours do you have to have to qualify for the astronaut program?
Look up that information on the NASA web site.
When did NASA first put an astronaut on the moon?
NASA first put an astronaut on the moon on July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the lunar surface.
Why will John Glenn and neil Armstrong always be remembered?
NASA astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
What did sally ride do for living?
She was a NASA astronaut, and the first woman in space.
What were Neil Armstrong's famous moments?
He was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the moons surface. Armstrong joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1962 and made his first space flight as commander pilot of Gemini 8. In 1966 he became NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space. On this mission he performed the first docking of 2 spacecraft. His second and final spaceflight was as mission commander of Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969.
Who is on board the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
Name of the first space shuttle built for NASA?
The first space shuttle built for NASA was named "Enterprise." It was used for approach and landing tests in the atmosphere, but it never flew in space.
