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51 Famous Firsts in Space History By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News On 2/27/21 at 7:00 AM EST In its first manned rocket launch, SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket on May 30 is set to bring NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The spaceflight, taking off from the same launch pad used to bring people to the moon, represents other milestones, as well: Its the first time a private company is sending people to space; its also the first space launch since 2011 to leave from the United States...

NuSils high-purity silicones are taking off Silicones can be found on satellites, within their solar panels and near antennas and sensors. CARPINTERIA, Calif.—It is no coincidence that a period of great growth occurred in the silicone industry in concert with the golden age of space exploration, beginning 70 years ago with the Mercury Program and carrying through the 1950s and 1960s with the Gemini and Apollo programs. But the seals and coatings used in these early missions were not made from...

Germany launch ad v-2. in world war ii. then the russians launched sputnik. they put a dog up. we were behind. so we put a monkey up. brought it back. and then, suborbital flights. nothing like gergarin, one complete orbit. we caught up with john glenns mercury program. put in the mercury program with great objectiveses with to prepare for the three-man apollo which first had the wrong mission with a big lander to do everything out of dr. von braun and john hubolt who died recently. bill: amazin...

32 went to loveless clinic, and i was the only guy to flunk. >> reporter: how come you didnt pass the mercury physicals? >> i had what was known as a high bilirubin, which is pink in your blood. >> reporter: and you said when were you a boy, you would be into dinosaurs or rockets. >> when i didnt get into the mercury program, the original selection, i said, i was interested in rockets before those guys could spell it. now he? . >> it began with the goals of putting a human in orbit and doing so ...

32 went to loveless clinic, and i was the only guy to flunk. >> reporter: how come you didnt pass the mercury physicals? >> i had what was known as a high bilirubin, which is pink in your blood. >> reporter: and you said when were you a boy, you would be into dinosaurs or rockets. >> when i didnt get into the mercury program, the original selection, i said, i was interested in rockets before those guys could spell it. now he? . >> it began with the goals of putting a human in orbit and doing so ...

>> were under way. >> on february 20th, 1962, john glenn, in a space shut dubbed friendship 7 became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. >> we choose to go to the moon in this decade and dot other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. >> the mercury program would ultimately have six manned flights. each mission a step closer to the ultimate goal. then, as mercury was winding down, on november 22nd, 1963, president kennedy was assassinate...

The alleged boston bomber headlines "rolling stone" magazine just as an officer counters with pictures from a man hunt. did they go too far? also ahead. >> this is supposed to have been a very tightly kept secret. how did you begin to suspect something? >> well, listening to the news, and thats putting two and two together, and thats just about it. >> not astronauts but astrowives. the mercury program catapulted families into the public eye, becoming the first reality tv stars, if you will. no...

>> nasa marked three of the worst tragedies today. each occurring in the same winter week. in 1967, fire on the launch pad killed three astronauts on board apollo 1. including gus grisham, member of the original mercury program. in 1986, the shuttle acc challenger exploded killing all seven on board, including the first teacher in space. the tragedy witnessed by school children shook the nation. >> i know its hard to understand that sometimes painful things like this happen. its all part of the ...

Killed when the shuttle columbia burned up upon reentry. then president bush remembered the heroes who reached for the stars but never came home. >> our journey into space will go on. in the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. it is farther than we can see. there is comfort and hope. martha: steve harrigan is live at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida. morning, steve. >> reporter: martha, were just a few minutes away here from the ceremonies to mark the day of remembranc...

Are easy, but because they are hard. >> the mercury program would ultimately have six manned flights. each mission a step closer to the ultimate goal. then as mercury was winding down on november 22nd, 1963 president kennedy was assassinated. >> to honor his memory and the future of the works that he started, the nasa launch operation center shall here to be known as the john f. kennedy space center. >> in april 1964 nasa launched project gemini. >> the gemini was started and it was a two-man sp...