the rocket was actually launched in either China or Russia
The Explorer but it wasnt a rocket, it was a satellite
The name of the rocket that launched the first people on the moon was a Saturn V, on mission Apollo 11.
Explorer 1
The first modern rocket to be successfully launched was in 1926, created by Robert H. Goddard the father of modern rocketry, and named Nell.
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The first successful US satellite was Explorer I, launched on January 31, 1958, four months after the USSR's Sputnik I and 3 months after Sputnik 2.
in 1962 John Glenn rode Mercury six and lasted 5hrs
The first rocket to reach "space" was a German V-2 (the A4 rocket weapon) launched during World War II. According to test records, the first rocket to reach "space" was likely the fourth test launch on October 3, 1942. The first USSR (Russian) space satellite was Sputnik 1 in 1957, followed by the first US space satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.
The Node 1 module named Unity which was launched in 1998 during shuttle mission STS-88. It was the second component launched. The first componenet, the Functional Cargo Block (FGB) named Zarya was launched onboard a Russian rocket. It was funded by the US but was primarily designed and build in Russia. The Node 1 module named Unity which was launched in 1998 during shuttle mission STS-88. It was the second component launched. The first componenet, the Functional Cargo Block (FGB) named Zarya was launched onboard a Russian rocket. It was funded by the US but was primarily designed and build in Russia.
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A new chapter in US space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket, Bumper 2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on October 1, 1958.Other notable first flights include the following:Jan 1958 - US launched its first Earth satellite, Explorer 1Dec 1958 - US launched the first communications satellite SCORE into space.April 1960 - US launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1