Soviet Vostok Space Capsule
__SPACER__ Now being held at the Kansas Cosmosphere Center. link » wistit »
View ArticleVostok 1 After Landing
__SPACER__ Vostok 1 (Russian: Восток-1, Orient 1 or East 1) was the first human spaceflight. The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on April...
View ArticleGemini 11 Space Capsule
__SPACER__ It took astronauts Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad into space, setting an altitude record of 1,400 kilometers (850 miles). This Gemini mission gave us the first view of Earth as a sphere, and...
View ArticleResurs 500 Space Capsule
__SPACER__ A 1992 Russian Resurs 500 Space Capsule from the Museum of Flight. link » wistit »
View ArticleLaika The Russian Space Dog Inside Sputnik 2
__SPACER__ Laika (Russian: Лайка, literally meaning "Barker") was a Soviet space dog (c. 1954 – November 3, 1957) who...
View ArticleTest Monkey Inside Jupiter AM-18 Rocket Capsule
__SPACER__ Two monkeys flew onboard a Jupiter AM-18 rocket to a height of 360 miles (579 kilometers) before plummeting back to Earth to land in the ocean.<p /><p />A U.S. Navy vessel found...
View ArticleChinese Shenzhou Spacecraft Post Re-entry
__SPACER__ The Shenzhou spacecraft carries Chinese astronauts to and from space. The photo below is the reentry capsule after landing. Technically it is space debris once it hits the ground. link »...
View ArticleRussian Sputnik 5 Spacecraft On Display
__SPACER__ Sputnik 5 was the first spaceflight to send animals into orbit and return them safely back to Earth. Launched on August 19, 1960 it paved the way for the first human orbital flight less than...
View ArticleU.S. Primate Mercury Space Capsule
__SPACER__ U.S. Primate Mercury Space Capsule from the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum: link » wistit »
View ArticleGemini 8 space capsule flown by Armstrong in 1966
__SPACER__ Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. It was the 6th manned...
View ArticleVoskhod 1 In Flight
__SPACER__ Voskhod 1 (Russian: Восход-1, Ascent 1 or Dawn 1) was the first spaceflight to carry more than one person into space, the first...
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