Less than a year later, John Glenn front, second from right became the first American to orbit the Earth. By the last of the six Mercury missions, on May , , Gordon Cooper back, far right circled the Earth 22 times—the equivalent of spending one full day in space. Group I's careers as astronauts were full of adulation but, by and large, relatively brief.
By , Neil Armstrong and others had stood on the moon and, according to the photographer's notes on the back of this image, only two of the original seven were still active in the space program: Shepard and Donald Slayton front, second from left , both as supervisors to active astronauts.
Gus Grissom back, middle , the second American in space and the first to make a second trip, died on January 27, , when fire engulfed his Apollo 1 capsule on the launchpad—the first casualty, along with two of his crew, in the U. Project Mercury wasn't just an opening salvo, though.
In October , John Glenn—by then a year-old U. All rights reserved. Share Tweet Email. Why it's so hard to treat pain in infants. This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city. The first joint U. The shuttle-Mir collaboration paved the way for NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos to become major partners in the International Space Station program, which first launched modules in and continues research today.
Gagarin's importance in the Russian space program continues. Crews using the Soyuz spacecraft participate in a number of prelaunch traditions prior to climbing on to the spacecraft — such as urinating on the launch bus tires — to follow in the footsteps of Gagarin's historic flight. Beyond that, Gagarin is often held up as an example of character and heroism to younger children in Russia.
The 60th anniversary of Gagarin's flight will be in The space community also commemorates Gagarin's achievement every year with Yuri's Night , a celebration that takes place on his launch date of April Yuri's Night was founded in and attracts thousands of celebrants each year.
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And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community space. Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space. She loves all things space and astronomy-related, and enjoys the opportunity to learn more. The men proved so healthy, however, that only one candidate was eliminated. The remaining 31 candidates then traveled to the Wright Aeromedical Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio , where they underwent the most grueling part of the selection process.
For six days and three nights, the men were subjected to various tortures that tested their tolerance of physical and psychological stress. Among other tests, the candidates were forced to spend an hour in a pressure chamber that simulated an altitude of 65, feet, and two hours in a chamber that was heated to degrees Fahrenheit.
At the end of one week, 18 candidates remained. From among these men, the selection committee was to choose six based on interviews, but seven candidates were so strong they ended up settling on that number. Less than one month later, on May 5, astronaut Alan Shepard was successfully launched into space on a suborbital flight.
On February 20, , in a major step for the U. In , 36 years after his first space flight, John Glenn traveled into space again. Glenn, then 77 years old, was part of the Space Shuttle Discovery crew, whose 9-day research mission launched on October 29, But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The so-called Journey of Reconciliation, which lasted Moreno, who was born in Puerto Rico in and grew up in Long Island, New York, began acting at a young age, landing her first The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, During the French-Mexican War , an outnumbered Mexican army defeats a powerful invading French force at Puebla.
Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. In Lakeview, Oregon, Mrs. Elsie Mitchell and five neighborhood children are killed while attempting to drag a Japanese balloon out the woods. Unbeknownst to Mitchell and the children, the balloon was armed, and it exploded soon after they began tampering with it.
They were the On May 5, , imprisoned Irish-Catholic militant Bobby Sands dies after refusing food for 66 days in protest of his treatment as a criminal rather than a political prisoner by British authorities.
His death immediately touched off widespread rioting in Belfast, as young
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