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'
The Space Shuttle program, operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011, aimed to put spacecraft into orbit and safely return them to Earth. It successfully launched numerous missions, deploying satellites, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, and constructing the International Space Station. The program's design allowed for reusable spacecraft, making it a significant milestone in human spaceflight.
A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft meant for manned missions into orbit.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
Some benefits of a space shuttle compared to earlier spacecraft include the ability to be reused for multiple missions, the capability to bring back larger payloads to Earth, and the ability to deploy and retrieve satellites in orbit. Additionally, the space shuttle allowed for longer duration missions in space.
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.
The Space Shuttle program, operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011, aimed to put spacecraft into orbit and safely return them to Earth. It successfully launched numerous missions, deploying satellites, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, and constructing the International Space Station. The program's design allowed for reusable spacecraft, making it a significant milestone in human spaceflight.
The Apollo 8 spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and then return safely to earth.
A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft meant for manned missions into orbit.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
Some benefits of a space shuttle compared to earlier spacecraft include the ability to be reused for multiple missions, the capability to bring back larger payloads to Earth, and the ability to deploy and retrieve satellites in orbit. Additionally, the space shuttle allowed for longer duration missions in space.
name the most recent spacecraft to orbit venus name the most recent spacecraft to orbit venus
lunar orbit
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.
The circling of the spacecraft around the moon is called its lunar orbit.
Yes, the Apollo 8 mission of December 1968 was a success. It had the first manned spacecraft to leave earth orbit, the first manned spacecraft to reach the moon and to orbit another celestial body; enabled the first direct views of the far side of the moon, and generated one of spaceflights most famous photographs, that of earthrise during lunar orbit. It paved the way for remaining missions in the Apollo program including the later lunar landing of Apollo 11. The three crew, Borman, Lovell and Anders, completed mission objectives and returned safely to Earth.
NASA did not send out Laika, a Soviet space dog, on a spacecraft that wouldn't return to Earth. The mission was carried out by the Soviet space program in 1957, not NASA. Unfortunately, Laika was never intended to return as the technology to safely bring spacecraft back from orbit was not developed at that time.
The first person to orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth and return safely was Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union in 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. He completed one orbit during his mission.