First Man-Made Object in Space: Myths & Facts Explained
Sep 20, 2022 · The first US man-made object in space to orbit Earth. The US sent its first satellite, Explorer-1, into orbit on 31 January 1958 — just a few months after USSR’s Sputnik, and it became the first American object in space to orbit Earth.
NASA’s Van Allen Probes Spot Man-Made Barrier Shrouding Earth
May 17, 2017 · A certain type of communications — very low frequency, or VLF, radio communications — have been found to interact with particles in space, affecting how and where they move. At times, these interactions can create a barrier around Earth against natural high energy particle radiation in space.
40 years ago, an astronaut first took flight from the Space
Feb 5, 2024 · It is 40 years since the iconic image of Bruce McCandless II, floating free and untethered above the Earth while testing out the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), was snapped from the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The First Man To Walk In Space Reveals What Really Happened (1965)
Oct 15, 2019 · On 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov did become the first person to walk in space. He slid from the Voskhod-2 (Sunrise-2) capsule, and for 12 minutes and 9 seconds floated in the great beyond. Leonov was 500km above Earth, attached …
40 Years Ago, NASA Astronauts Captured This Iconic Space Photo
Feb 20, 2024 · Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of a remarkable space photo: a free-floating astronaut sailing above Earth, seemingly alone. The Sun was striking directly onto NASA astronaut Bruce...
Racing to Space: Gagarin and Shepard - National Air and Space Museum
Vostok 3KA spacecraft carried Yuri Gagarin and other Vostok cosmonauts into space in the early 1960s. This vehicle had a upper stage that lifted the spherical craft above Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft also had a conical equipment module at its base that carried oxygen and fuel.
Fact-Check: Truth Behind Viral Image Of Astronaut Floating Above Earth
Jan 13, 2022 · The post read, “This is a real image of an astronaut that ventured 320 feet from the orbiter, he was 170 miles above Earth. It's arguably one of the best astronaut related photos ever taken!”
Photo of untethered astronaut floating in space is altered
Jan 14, 2022 · THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing an altered photo of McCandless floating untethered above the Earth. McCandless became the first astronaut to fly freely in space during the STS-41-B mission in 1984.
First Person to Walk Untethered in Space Gives a Final Interview
On February 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless became the first human to float free from any earthly anchor when he stepped out of the space shuttle Challenger and flew away from the ship.
Fact check: Image of the first untethered spacewalk is altered
Nov 9, 2021 · Based on our research, we rate ALTERED an image claiming to show an astronaut floating in space above Earth. The image does depict McCandless in 1984 during the first-ever untethered spacewalk.