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Mercury Seven: The story of the first Americans to go to space

Mercury Seven: The story of the first Americans to go to space

The Soviet launch of the first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957 came as a shock to the American public and led to the creation of NASA to accelerate the current US space exploration efforts, which included, among other things, Mercury astronauts’ training. The Americans launched their own Explorer 1 satellite a little less than a…

13th May 2022
Gone with the space: astronauts lost in space forever
Gone with the space: astronauts lost in space forever
11th May 2022
Alexei Leonov  –  the Story of the First Astronaut who Walked in Space
Alexei Leonov – the Story of the First Astronaut who Walked in Space
26th Apr 2022
People in Space: Helen Sharman – the First British Person in Space
People in Space: Helen Sharman – the First British Person in Space
20th Dec 2021
The Story of David MacKay – The First Scotsman in Space
The Story of David MacKay – The First Scotsman in Space
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