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Há 3 dias · This cohort included Guy Bluford, who became the more widely known first African American in space after he took part in NASA’s STS-8 mission in 1983, two decades after Dwight’s service. “I ...
Há 5 dias · Minutes later, Mike Melvill became the first commercial astronaut to fly a privately funded vehicle to space. Melvill blasted past the 50-mile official U.S. boundary to space and then eked across ...
Há 3 dias · To that end, the Apollo program was designed, and in 1969 the U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person on the Moon. All told, during nine Apollo missions, 24 astronauts (all Americans) went to the Moon, and 12 of them walked on it.
Há 5 dias · On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne reached the final frontier for the first time, notching a huge milestone for private spaceflight and paving the way for space tourism.
Há 2 dias · This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space. This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.
Há 4 dias · It wasn't until 1983 that the first black astronaut, Penn State alumnus Guion Bluford, flew into space. By then, Dwight had dedicated himself to art, which would become his focus. Regardless of the cause of Dwight's omission, one thing remains true: In the 1960s and 2020s, there remains a shortage of Black talent flowing into the space sector.
Há 2 dias · On September 12, 1962, President Kennedy delivered a speech describing his goals for the nation’s space effort before a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
