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Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle was the first crewed spacecraft to land on the Moon (July 20, 1969).. This is a list of all crewed spacecraft types that have flown into space, including sub-orbital flights above 80 km, space stations that have been visited by at least one crew, and spacecraft currently planned to operate with crews in the future. [1]
Artificial satellites and space probes in the 1960s Year Launch date Origin Name Launch vehicle Target Status Description 1960 March 11 US: Pioneer 5: Thor-Able: Sun Success: Solar monitor. Measured magnetic field phenomena, solar flare particles, and ionization in the interplanetary region [3] May 15 Soviet Union: Korabl-Sputnik 1: Vostok-L ...
Atlas-Able (1959–1960) Thor-Agena (1959-1968) Little Joe (1959–1961) 1960s. Atlas-Agena (1960–1978) [citation needed] Thor-Ablestar (1960–1965) [citation needed] Thor-Delta (1960–1962) SM-65E Atlas (1960-1995) Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle (1960–1961) Atlas LV-3B (1960–1963) Scout (1961–1994) Saturn I (1961–1965) SM-65F ...
Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Atlas-Able United States 2: 0: 2: 0: Retired Atlas LV-3A Agena-A United States 3: 1: 2: 0: Maiden flight Juno II United States
Program used to practice space rendezvous and EVAs: Apollo program: 1960 1968: 1972: 11: Landed first humans on the Moon Skylab: 1964 1973: 1974: 3: First American space station Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: 1971 1975 1975 1 Joint with Soviet Union: Space Shuttle program: 1972 1981: 2011: 135: First missions in which a spacecraft was reused ...
Pages in category "Spacecraft launched in 1960" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
A spaceplane incorporates aspects of both aeroplanes and spacecraft. Most concepts were only capable of sub-orbital spaceflight. Type Country Class Role Date Status No.
Mission name Ref(s). March 1960: First solar probe. USA (NASA) Pioneer 5: 19 August 1960: First plants and animals to return alive from Earth orbit. USSR Sputnik 5: 25 September 1960 First rocket engine fired in space. USA (NASA) Pioneer P-30 [10] 31 January 1961: First hominidae in space (chimpanzee Ham). First tasks performed in space. USA ...