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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_spaceflight_recordsList of spaceflight records - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Most launches from Earth. 10 launches. Frederick W. Sturckow (USA), Space Shuttle and SpaceShipTwo (1998–2024) Note: The six SpaceShipTwo flights surpass the U.S. definition of spaceflight (50 mi (80.47 km)), but fall short of the Kármán line (100 km (62.14 mi)), the definition used for FAI space recordkeeping.

2. www.britannica.com › topic › Apollo-13-missionApollo 13 | Mission, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Pres. John F. Kennedy rallying the people of the United States to support NASA's Apollo program to land human beings on the Moon, September 12, 1962. Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts —commander Jim Lovell, lunar ...

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3. www.britannica.com › science › Apollo-space-programApollo | History, Missions, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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   1 day ago · Apollo, Moon-landing project conducted by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the 1960s and ’70s. The project reached its goal with the July 1969 landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon. Learn more about the history of the Apollo program in this article.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_missions_to_the_MoonList of missions to the Moon - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · List of missions to the Moon. A replica of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon. The first image taken of the far side of the Moon, returned by Luna 3. As part of human exploration of the Moon, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study Earth's natural satellite. Of the Moon landings, Luna 2 of the Soviet Union was the ...

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5. www.britannica.com › biography › Michael-CollinsMichael Collins | Biography, Apollo 11, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Michael Collins, U.S. astronaut who was the command module pilot of Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing mission. Collins circled the Moon in Columbia, while Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed in the lunar module Eagle. Learn more about Collins’s life and career.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_astronauts_by_yearList of astronauts by year of selection - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton. The first group of astronauts selected by NASA were for Project Mercury in April 1959. All seven were military test pilots, a requirement specified by President Eisenhower to simplify the selection process.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_astronauts_by_nameList of astronauts by name - Wikipedia

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   May 1, 2024 · Vladimir Aksyonov — Soyuz 22, Soyuz T-2. Buzz Aldrin — Gemini 12, Apollo 11. Second person to walk on the Moon. Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov — Soyuz TM-5. Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov — Soyuz T-9, Soyuz TM-3. Ali AlQarni — Axiom Mission 2. Andrew M. Allen — STS-46, STS-62, STS-75. Joseph P. Allen — STS-5, STS-51-A.