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Hace 6 días · A second group of nine astronauts was selected by NASA in September 1962. All of this group flew missions in the Gemini program except Elliot See, who died in a flight accident while preparing for the Gemini 9 flight. All of the others also flew on Apollo, except for Ed White, who died in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire.
1 de may. de 2024 · This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft . For a list of everyone who has flown in space, see List of space travelers by name . More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts.
Hace 3 días · In 1961, Soviet Vostok 1 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to enter space and orbit the Earth, and in 1969 American Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon. No human has traveled beyond low Earth orbit since 1972, when the Apollo program ended.
2 de may. de 2024 · The NACA. NASA's precursor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was established by Congress in 1915 to advance the United States' standing in flight. Over its 40-some years in existence, it pushed the frontiers of air technology through groundbreaking aeronautics research, preparing the country for its venturing steps into space.
3 de may. de 2024 · 48. Active NASA Astronauts. 360. NASA Astronauts selected since 1959. Astronaut Selection. More than 8,000 people applied to be an astronaut when NASA last accepted applications in 2024. From that pool, NASA will select between eight and 12 people to become astronaut candidates.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Astronaut - Pioneers, Explorers, Heroes: Notable astronauts are listed chronologically in the table.
Hace 4 días · The only one of the seven to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, Walter Schirra logged 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. In 1965, he occupied the Command Pilot seat on the Gemini 6 flight, which successfully rendezvoused with Gemini 7, which had already been in orbit. This was the first meeting of two manned maneuverable spacecraft ...
