April 12, 1961: Soviets Orbit Gagarin, First Human in Space
1961: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space and the first to orbit the Earth, helping boost the Soviet space program and intensify the space race with the United States. The...
View ArticleJan. 31, 1961: A Chimp Named Ham Spaces Out
A little fellow named Ham (for Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, his place of training) hitches a ride on the Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket to become the first chimp in outer space. Cosmonaut Yuri...
View ArticleFeb. 20, 1962: Yank in Orbit
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. The space program really takes off after this. The post Feb. 20, 1962: Yank in Orbit appeared first on This Day In Tech.
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