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The programme carried out six crewed spaceflights between 1961 and 1963. The program was the first program to put humans into space, with Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1. [79] Gherman Titov became the first person to stay in orbit for a full day on August 7, 1961, aboard the Vostok 2. [80]
First American crewed spaceflight. Did not reach Earth orbit, maximum altitude: 187 km (116 miles). [1] [2] 3 Gus Grissom (1) 21 July 1961 Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7) Second American crewed spaceflight. Did not reach Earth orbit, maximum altitude: 190 km (118.26 mi). 4 Gherman Titov: 6 August 1961 Vostok 2: 7 August 1961 Vostok 2: Day ...
Gemini 6A/Gemini 7: 3 February 1966: First soft landing on another world (the Moon). First photos from another world. USSR Luna 9 [19] 1 March 1966: First impact into another planet (Venus). USSR Venera 3: 16 March 1966: First orbital docking between two spacecraft. USA (NASA) Gemini 8/Agena target vehicle: 3 April 1966
The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $2.68 billion (adjusted for inflation). [1] [n 1] The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. The Space Race began with the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1. This came as a shock to the ...
After the name, denotes sub-orbital space travellers who have flown into orbit on a subsequent space flight. After the name, denotes space travellers who have flown to the Moon without landing. After the name, denotes space travellers who have walked on the Moon. ‡ After the name, denotes those who died during their first spaceflight. [nb 1] †
John Herrington, an American citizen first launched 24 November 2002, is the first tribal registered Native American in space . See also Bill Pogue above. Fyodor Yurchikhin, first launched 7 October 2002, was born in Georgia (then the Georgian SSR). He was a Russian citizen at the time he went into space and is of Pontian Greek descent.
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Yuri Gagarin became the first Soviet and the first human to reach space, on Vostok 1. 5 May 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space, on Freedom 7. 20 February 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. 16 June 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space and to orbit the Earth. 2 March 1978