Project Mercury was NASA's program that launched the first American astronauts into ... to see if humans could function effectively in space, and to put a man in space before the Soviet Union ...

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in Earth orbit. Learn more about her life, career and ...

The first man-made satellite passes overhead ... Freedom 7 on the first Mercury mission, becoming the first American in space. His ballistic trajectory during the 15-minute flight takes him ...

In 2002, John Herrington, an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, was the first Native American man to fly into space. He carried the Nation's flag and a traditional flute on his 13-day voyage.

NASA is an American agency known for its space exploration and aeronautics research ... 1969 40,000—60,000 USD NASA Buzz Aldrin's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission (visible in the ...

He is the third Indian-American ... Space Centre with different offices that are working on getting us to the moon,” Raja Chari told IANS. The Artemis programme aims to put a man and a woman ...

A US astronaut has become the first Native American woman in space following a Nasa launch on Wednesday, Marine Colonel Nicole Mann, 45, is one of four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at ...