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Did it start with the Mercury astronauts?
The Mercury astronauts were the first Americans to go in Space in 1961.
Who is the first man go to the outer space using mercury capsule?
Alan Shepard was the first person to go into space using a Mercury Capsule. His flight was sub-orbital, lasting about 15 minutes.
What was the first space program started by nasa?
Mercury was the name of the first American Space program started by NASA. The goals were to see if humans can go to space and function normaly.
What is the first aircraft to visit Mercury?
Since aircraft do not, and in fact cannot, go into space then it should be obvious that no aircraft has ever been to Mercury, as yet.
What was the first American space ship to go into space and obit the earth?
The first American satellite (space ship) was Explorer I, launched in 1958.
What year did John Glenn first go to space?
John Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, aboard the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.
Who was the first American in Outer Space?
Alan Shepard was the first and second American to go to outer space.
When Ham did he go in space?
Ham, the chimpanzee, went to space on January 31, 1961 aboard the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission. He was the first hominid to travel to space and be recovered safely.
Is Columbia the first orbiter to go to space?
Yes, it was the first space shuttle to go to space
Who was the first woman to go to space and man to go to space?
YURI GAGRIN WAS THE FIRST MAN and Valentina was the first women to go in space
Where did Mercury 1 go?
I'm not sure what you are referring to. Mercury-Redstone 1 and Mercury-Redstone 1A were test flights for the Mercury program that eventually took the first Americans into space. Mercury-Redstone 1 failed during launch. Mercury-Redstone 1A was a sub-orbital (ballistic) test flight. Neither was manned.
Why were the first astronauts called the mercury 7?
The first astronauts were called the Mercury 7 because they were the first group of astronauts selected for Project Mercury, the United States' first manned spaceflight program. The "7" refers to the seven original astronauts chosen by NASA.
