The first manned space program started by NASA was Project Mercury. It aimed to put a human in orbit around the Earth and was the first step in the United States' efforts to explore outer space.
May 1992
There were two space shuttle accidents during NASA's space shuttle program. The first was the Challenger disaster in 1986, and the second was the Columbia disaster in 2003.
The worst disaster for the space shuttle program was the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members aboard.
It started a change in the way scientist studied the moon
The first manned space program started by NASA was Project Mercury. It aimed to put a human in orbit around the Earth and was the first step in the United States' efforts to explore outer space.
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May 1992
There were two space shuttle accidents during NASA's space shuttle program. The first was the Challenger disaster in 1986, and the second was the Columbia disaster in 2003.
Mercury was the name of the first American Space program started by NASA. The goals were to see if humans can go to space and function normaly.
The worst disaster for the space shuttle program was the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members aboard.
In August 2007, space shuttle Endeavor reached space with astronaut Barbara Morgan. Morgan had been Christa McAuliffe's back-up in the ill-fated Challenger mission under the NASA 'Teacher in Space' program. After the disaster, NASA discontinued the program but Morgan entered space not as a teacher, but as an 'educator astronaut'.
The mercury space program was started
It started a change in the way scientist studied the moon
The Apollo program was a series of space missions conducted by NASA with the goal of landing humans on the Moon and returning them safely to Earth. It was started by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 in response to the Soviet Union's early successes in space exploration.
The space shuttle program began in 1969. It was started in the race that contributed to the rocket race to the moon and a tactic to claim superiority to the USSR.
The US manned space program was temporarily suspended in 1986 following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, where the Challenger shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members. The suspension was in place to investigate the causes of the accident and ensure the safety of future missions.