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What was the name of the space shuttle involved in the first lunar landing?
The Apollo 11 mission, not a space shuttle, was involved in the first lunar landing. The lunar module named "Eagle" carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon's surface on July 20, 1969.
When was the NASA shuttle landing facility built?
The NASA shuttle landing facility was built in 1983. The first time the landing was used was in February 1984.
Who were the pilots on the space ships on the first moon landing?
Buzz Schneider and Neil Armstrong.
Where did the first moon landing take off from?
The first moon landing, Apollo 11, took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969.
When was a space lander invented?
Probably the first device that could be called a "space lander" was the Lunar Excursion Module (referred to as the "LEM") which was built for the moon landing in 1969.
What was the first space shuttle which never went into space called?
The first space shuttle to be built but never flew into space was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was used for approach and landing tests during the late 1970s.
What is the first spaceship to make a soft landing on the moon?
The first spaceship to do a soft landing on the moon was part of the Apollo Space program. The spaceship was not manned and did not have a name. This was in 1967.
When was the first moon landing by space probe?
On February 3rd, 1966 the Soviet unmanned spacecraft Luna 9 was the first man-made probe to make a soft landing on the moon.
What planet are you going to live on?
whichever planet having the first space craft scheduled for a landing.
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.
Important dates and events in space?
Some important dates and events in space exploration include the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957, the first human moon landing by Apollo 11 in 1969, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990, and the first successful landing of the Mars rover, Curiosity, in 2012.
Who were America competing against in the moon landing?
America was competing against the Soviet Union in the moon landing race during the Space Race era of the 1960s. The Soviet Union had launched the first human-made satellite ("Sputnik") and sent the first human (Yuri Gagarin) into space, sparking the competition that culminated in the moon landing in 1969.
