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Which space mission's goal was to put a spacecraft into orbit and bring it back safely?
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∙ 7y ago
For the Soviets, probably the early Sputnik probes.
It was Project Gemini.
- I also believe that most other manned space missions had secondary or even tertiary goals that went along the lines of 'don't die'
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