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The second American in space was Virgil Grissom, on the 21st of July, 1961. This was the second American 'suborbital' flight, where true space was entered, but the pilot did not make a full orbit of the planet.
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What was the name of the second manned space program?
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.
Second american-manned space program?
The second American maned space program was the two man spacecrafts called the Gemini.
Who was the second man to travel into space?
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
What was the first US manned space program?
The first US man in space was John Glen in Friendship 7. He orbitted the earth in space but never went out into space. But the first man technically considered to be put in space by the US was Alan Shepard aboard the Freedom 7 on a sub-orbital flight. Hope this helps.
Who was the first us astronaut?
Alan Shepard was the first US astronaut and the second person in space.
What was the name of the second manned space program?
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.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Space Between Us - 2003?
The cast of The Space Between Us - 2003 includes: Heather Bird as Young woman - second to appear Erik Te Strake as Young man - first to appear
Second american-manned space program?
The second American maned space program was the two man spacecrafts called the Gemini.
Who was America second man in space?
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
What is the second country to send a man or woman into space?
The United States of America. (The USSR had the first satellite and person, but the US go to the moon first)
Who was the second man to travel into space?
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
What were the failures of john glenn?
He was the second man in the space (after Soviet Jurij Gagarin).
What was the first US manned space program?
The first US man in space was John Glen in Friendship 7. He orbitted the earth in space but never went out into space. But the first man technically considered to be put in space by the US was Alan Shepard aboard the Freedom 7 on a sub-orbital flight. Hope this helps.
Who was the first us astronaut?
Alan Shepard was the first US astronaut and the second person in space.
Who did the US send into space less than a month after the russians sent the man into space?
Alan Shepard
US space program that put a man on the Moon?
The Apollo program
What was the US space program that put a man on the Moon?
The program that put man on the moon was called Apollo.
