The first program to put a man in space was the Soviet Union's Vostok program, so the second manned space program would be the US Mercury program. The second US manned program was Gemini.
The second American space program aimed at making further progress toward manned exploration of the Moon was the Gemini program.
The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
The next generation manned spacecraft is named "Orion" The name of the program is "Constellation"
It was Gemini 3. The first two in the Gemini program were unmanned.
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
The second American space program aimed at making further progress toward manned exploration of the Moon was the Gemini program.
The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
The next generation manned spacecraft is named "Orion" The name of the program is "Constellation"
It was Gemini 3. The first two in the Gemini program were unmanned.
The capsule in the Mercury space program was designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. It was known as the Mercury spacecraft, or "Freedom 7" for the first manned flight with Alan Shepard in 1961.
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
Manned aircraft do not (and cannot) go into space. The clue is in the name aircraft - they rely on aerodynamics (therefore an atmosphere) in order to fly.
There was only 6 Space Shuttles. Only 5 of them went into space.
Space Ship 1
The first US space satellite was Explorer I in 1958. The first manned US spacecraft was Freedom 7, a space capsule in which NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew on May 5, 1961, becoming the second man in space. (see related links)
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.
The space program before the Apollo missions was called the Gemini program. There were a total of 10 manned Gemini missions between 1964 and 1966, which focused on testing rendezvous and docking maneuvers essential for the eventual Apollo lunar missions.