The first manned mission to orbit Earth was Vostok 1, launched on April 12, 1961, with Yuri Gagarin aboard. The mission lasted approximately 108 minutes, during which Gagarin completed one orbit around the planet. While the mission itself was brief, it marked a significant milestone in human space exploration.
This question has an ever changing answer with manned missions occurring every few months or sometimes every few weeks between NASA and the Russian Space Agency. China also launched its first and only manned mission in 2003 and has announced additional missions.
Apollo 7 launched on October 11th 1968 and landed on October 22nd 1968.
That would be Alan B. Shepard, who was also the first American in space.
The Soviet Union (USSR) launched the first space station "Salyut 1" on April 19, 1971. (It was only manned for 23 days in June, 1971, and the Soyuz 11 crew were killed on reentry of their capsule.) The orbit of Salyut decayed and it was deliberately splashed into the Pacific Ocean on October 11, 1971.
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned mission to land on the Moon, lasted approximately 8 days, 3 hours, and 18 minutes from launch to splashdown. Each Apollo mission had varying lengths of time in space depending on its specific objectives.
This question has an ever changing answer with manned missions occurring every few months or sometimes every few weeks between NASA and the Russian Space Agency. China also launched its first and only manned mission in 2003 and has announced additional missions.
Apollo 7 launched on October 11th 1968 and landed on October 22nd 1968.
That would be Alan B. Shepard, who was also the first American in space.
The Soviet Union (USSR) launched the first space station "Salyut 1" on April 19, 1971. (It was only manned for 23 days in June, 1971, and the Soyuz 11 crew were killed on reentry of their capsule.) The orbit of Salyut decayed and it was deliberately splashed into the Pacific Ocean on October 11, 1971.
The shuttle doesn't go to the moon. It's built for missions in "low earth orbit", typically 200-300 miles above the surface. The most recent manned spacecraft built to go to the moon, was the Apollo vehicle. Those missions took 3 days to get there, and 3 days to get back. The last Apollo mission flew in 1972. There hasn't been a manned mission to the moon in the 38 years since then, and none is currently in planning.
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned mission to land on the Moon, lasted approximately 8 days, 3 hours, and 18 minutes from launch to splashdown. Each Apollo mission had varying lengths of time in space depending on its specific objectives.
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program by the United States, aimed at putting a man into orbit around Earth. The capsules typically completed one orbit in approximately 90 minutes. The longest manned mission in the Mercury program was the Mercury-Atlas 9, which orbited the Earth for nearly 34 hours.
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned mission to land on the moon, took about 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 35 seconds from launch to splashdown back on Earth.
The Sputnik mission, specifically the first satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched on October 4, 1957, and it remained in orbit until January 4, 1958, when it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. The mission lasted a total of 93 days in orbit. Sputnik 2, which carried the first living creature, a dog named Laika, was launched shortly after on November 3, 1957, and remained in orbit until April 14, 1958.
No, Apollo 9 did not explode. It was a manned spaceflight mission launched by NASA in 1969 to test the lunar module in Earth's orbit prior to the Apollo 11 moon landing. The mission was successful in achieving its objectives and returning the crew safely to Earth.
Mangalyaan, officially known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), successfully entered Mars' orbit on September 24, 2014, after a journey of approximately 300 days. It was launched on November 5, 2013, making the total travel time around 300 days or roughly 10 months. The mission was notable for its cost-effectiveness and for being India's first interplanetary mission.
The Apollo 8 mission lasted around six days, from December 21 to December 27, 1968. It was the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.