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In 1981, the United States Government agreed to send Pakistan's first astronaut into space and astronaut selection began. At first, SUPARCO decided to send its first astronaut in space would be a Pakistan Air Force general. SUPARCO and NASA also made sure that the astronaut would have strong...
The first human spaceflight took place on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program and designed by the rocket scientist Sergey Korolyov. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on...

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Human SpaceflightIn 1981, the United States Government agreed to send Pakistan’s first astronaut into space and astronaut selection began. At first, SUPARCO decided to send its first astronaut in space would be a Pakistan Air Force general. SUPARCO and NASA also ...
Human SpaceflightThe first use of a Soyuz-U to launch a human spaceflight mission took place 2 December 1974, when the Soyuz 16 crew was launched in preparation for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). Soyuz 19, which as part of the ASTP ...
: Successfully executed manned programs are in bold. : Suborbital spaceflights are in ”italics”. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Human spaceflight, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
The Indian Space Research Organization has been sanctioned a budget of 12,400 crore for its human spaceflight program. According to the Space Commission which passed the budget, an unmanned flight will be launched in 2013 and manned mission likely to ...
First human spaceflights The first human spaceflight took place on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program and designed by the rocket scientist ...
Human SpaceflightIn Feb of 1961 NASA Awarded MIT a contract for preliminary design study of a guidance and navigation system for Apollo. MIT and the Delco Electronics Div. of General Motors Corp. were awarded the joint contract for design and production ...
Indian human spaceflight program is a proposal by Indian Space Research Organisation to develop and first launch the Orbital Vehicle to carry a two-member crew to LEO by 2015. The spaceship would be launched by India’s GSLV-Mk II launcher. Adapted ...
As of 2010, human spaceflight missions have been conducted by the former Soviet Union/(Russia), the United States, the People’s Republic of China and by the private spaceflight company Scaled Composites. Several other countries and space agencies have announced and begun ...
Planners of human spaceflight missions face a number of safety concerns. Life support The immediate needs for breathable air and drinkable water are addressed by the life support system of the spacecraft. Medical issues= Effects of microgravity Medical data from ...
The term Aakashagami (meaning ‘sky traveller’), is a literary word in Sanskrit, similar to word ‘Astronaut’. ‘Brahmāndagami’(”Brahmānda”- Space and ”Gami”-traveller) is another Sanskrit word literally meaning ‘Space traveller’. However, the name Gaganaut, derived from ”gagana” (meaning ‘the heavens’ or ‘vast ...
On August 9, 2007 the Chairman of the ISRO, G. Madhavan Nair, indicated the agency is “seriously considering” a human spaceflight mission. He further indicated that within a year ISRO would report on its development of new space capsule technologies. ...
Human Spaceflightsuitport or suitlock is a proposed alternative to an airlock, designed for use in hazardous environments and in human spaceflight, especially planetary surface exploration. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Suitport, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also ...
The major objective of manned mission program is to develop the fully autonomous three-ton OV spaceship to carry a 2 member crew to orbit and safe return to the Earth after a mission duration of few orbits to two days. ...
India and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on joint activities in the field of human spaceflight programme during the visit of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to India in Dec 2008. According to the accord, an Indian cosmonaut will once ...
Laika (, literally meaning “Barker”) was a Soviet space dog (c. 1954–November 3, 1957) who became the first animal to orbit the Earth and the first orbital death. The technology to deorbit had not yet been developed, so there was ...
Human SpaceflightDirector Chang Wanquan (since October 2007) : Deputy Directors :: Han Yanlin (January 2008) :: Li Andong (December 2000) :: Niu Hongguang (July 2009) :: Zhu Fazhong (January 2002) : Political Commissar ::: Chi Wanchun (November 2002) :::: Deputy Political ...
Modifications to the RD-107 design have led to production of several distinct versions of the engine: *8D74 *8D728 *11D511 *14D22 (also known as the RD-107A) Similar modifications have led to several distinct versions of the RD-108: *8D75 *8D727 *11D512 *14D21 ...
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