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They were unmanned, although Sputnik 2 carried a dog into space.
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Was explorer 1 manned or not manned?
Unmanned. Explorer I, launched February 1, 1958, was the first US artificial satellite. It was approximately 4 feet long and 8 inches in diameter (1.2 m by .2 m) and weighed 30 lb. (14 kg).
Who is sputnik and what is he famous for?
Sputnik was a series of satellites built and launched by the then Soviet union. Sputnik 1 and 2 became the first two man made objects to attain orbit around the Earth.
What was unique about sputnik 2?
The unique thing concerning the Sputnik 2 (compared to previous Sputnik 1 satellite) was the fact it carried the first living being into other space - a dog named Laika. "Laika" translates to English as "Barker".
Did sputnik 3 have animals on board?
The dog, Laika, died due to temperature increase.
How many days was Sputnik 2 in Space?
Sputnik 2 has been in space for sixty (60) days.
What was the name of the cosmonaut in the soviet spacecraft sputnik 2?
The Sputnik craft were very small, unmanned satellites. But the Sputnik 2 carried a dog called Laika into space.The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1.
What was the name of the unmanned device that was launched by the soviet union in 1957?
Sputnik 2
Was explorer 1 manned or not manned?
Unmanned. Explorer I, launched February 1, 1958, was the first US artificial satellite. It was approximately 4 feet long and 8 inches in diameter (1.2 m by .2 m) and weighed 30 lb. (14 kg).
What type of rocket was Sputnik?
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite, sent into orbit by Russia. The long-retired Sputnik rocket that was used to lift off the Sputnik 1, 2, and 3 payloads was an unmanned orbital carrier rocket (8K71PS) from the R-7 family of rockets, similar to America's (also retired) Vanguard and Juno I rockets.
Who flew in Apollo 2?
The Apollo 2 was unmanned. After the fire of Apollo 1, NASA felt safer testing the rocket without any crew aboard first. The next manned mission after the Apollo 1 fire was Apollo 7.
What was the purpose of the Apollo 2 mission?
Apollo 2 was an unmanned hardware test flight. If instead you mean Apollo 11 then it was the first manned landing on the moon.
What was Sputnik 1 and 2?
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were artificial satellites that traveled around the Earth. People thought that Sputnik 1 was spying on them, but all it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 3 weeks.
What was the other satellite sent out a month after sputnik 1?
Sputnik-2
How many space Apollo missions have there been?
There were a total of 19 Apollo missions: Apollo-1A : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 2 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 3 : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 1 : Manned orbital mission, cancelled due to fatal accident. Apollo - 4 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 5 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 6 : Unmanned orbital fligth Apollo - 7 : Manned orbital mission Apollo - 8 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo - 9 : Manned orbital mission Apollo -10 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo- 11 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 12 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 13 : Lunar Landing mission, aborted due to accident Apollo- 14 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 15 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 16 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 17 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo -18 : Space rendevous mission with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft (Apollo-Soyuz)
When were spaceships first created?
The first man-made machine of any kind to enter space was the V-2 rocket in the 1940s. The first to orbit around the Earth was Sputnik 1 in 1957. The first manned spacecraft was Vostok 1 in 1961.
Was there anybody in Sputnik?
Sputnik 1 only housed some electronics, while Sputnik 2 held a dog called Laika.
Name of the first space craft to land on the moon?
The First EVER spacecraft was the unmanned Soviet Union's Luna 2. The Second and first MANNED mission was America's Apollo 11
