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"There were a lot of unknowns in the early days of spaceflight," former astronaut Scott Carpenter, who completed an orbital mission of his own in May 1962, said Friday (Feb. 17) at a NASA event commemorating Glenn's flight. "We were considered guilty of
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(Reuters) - Astronaut John Glenn, marking the 50th anniversary on Monday of his historic flight as the first American to orbit the Earth, remembered it as the best day of his life. Glenn, 90, told an audience in Columbus, Ohio that the flight was the res
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When I was growing up, we got a lot of our science from television. There was "Mr. Wizard" who taught us chemistry, Werner von Braun - with a little help from Walt Disney - who taught us physics. The main lesson was that we Americans were first in everyt
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20 February 2012 Last updated at 21:12 ET By Melissa Hogenboom BBC News Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin - the second man to walk on the moon - poses next to the US flag in July 1969 Space exploration today benefits from collaboration between the United States and Ru
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It was 50 years ago today that the first American astronaut took one full spin around the Earth. In the tiny Mercury capsule Friendship 7, astronaut John Glenn completed one orbit around the Earth and made history. Alan Shepard had preceded Glenn in bein
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JEFFREY BROWN: Now, a blastoff that changed the space race, and the man at the center of the historic mission. We begin with a look back. Fifty years ago today, NASA astronaut John Glenn, clad in a silver space suit, was ushered to the launch pad at Cape
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CAPE CANAVERAL — The back-to-back launches 50 years ago of legendary Mercury astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter marked a turning point in a Cold War battle with the Soviet Union, galvanizing Americans in a victorious race to the moon. Everyone was
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For complete coverage, visit our sister site at www.floridatoday.com/johnglenn. NASA's future up in air Legendary U.S. astronaut John Glenn says maximizing research on the International Space Station is just as important as charging off on missions to th
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 NASA On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American (and second human) to orbit the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule with assistance from technicians to begin his historic flight. Fifty years ago,
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) visits a workshop of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association after Yuri Gagarin in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East, February 20, 2012. KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister
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On February 20, 1962, John Glenn went to space, becoming the first American in orbit and a national icon. John Matson reports. “This is Friendship 7. Have beautiful view of the African Coast.” That was astronaut John Glenn reporting back to Earth from th
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“This is Friendship 7. Have beautiful view of the African Coast.” That was astronaut John Glenn reporting back to Earth from the Friendship 7 capsule on February 20th, 1962. Exactly 50 years ago. “The horizon is a brilliant, brilliant blue.” Minutes earl
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John Glenn : What people forget is what prompted that flight, the rationale behind it. It was largely a part of the Cold War. The Soviets were claiming technical and research superiority to the U.S. They were bringing thousands of young people in from th
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Fifty years after it first launched an astronaut on a trip around the Earth, NASA finds itself in need of a new generation of spaceships. On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made the United States' first orbital spaceflight, zipping around our planet three time
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. Even astronauts not just the rest of us mere mortals get mushy talking about Project Mercury's "clean Marine" who led the country's ch
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John Glenn, the enduring face of America's early space program, blasted off and into history 50 years ago today, kicking off NASA's bid to catch up with the Russians in the Cold War space race. John Glenn climbs into the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule on F
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Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ability to fly astronauts in space, a decision Glenn lays squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration. Glenn's groundbreaking flight on Feb. 20, 1962,
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The United States marks the 50th anniversary on Monday of the first flight of an American into orbit. But the historic landmark is bittersweet: the first nation to land people on the Moon now depends on Russia for its manned space flights. At 9.47am on 2
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Fifty years ago, the United States and Soviet Union were locked in a Cold War battle for ideological and technological supremacy, one that pitted the forces of communism against those of democracy. The surprise 1957 launch of the Soviets Sputnik shocked
About Yuri Gagarin
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Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, Jurij Aleksejevič Gagarin Russian pronunciation: [ˈjurʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪvʲɪtɕ gɐˈgarʲɪn]; 9 March 1934 - 27 March 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human in space and the first to orbit the Earth. He received medals from around... Full Article
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) visits a workshop of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association after Yuri Gagarin with Mikhail Pogosyan, President of United Aircraft Corporation, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East, February 20, 2012.
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A bronze bust of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is displayed at an exhibition “50 Years of Human Spaceflight” at United Nations headquaters on October 10, 2011 in Vienna. Gagarin became the first man in space, the greatest victory of Soviet science which expanded human horizons and...
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Elena Gagarina, daughter of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, speaks during a ceremony to unveil a statue of her late father in central London, on July 14, 2011. Gargarin became the first man in space after orbiting the earth on April 12, 1961.
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Elena Gagarina, (Front L) daughter of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin, applauds with Britain's Prince Michael of Kent, (Front R) during the unveiling of a statue of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, in central London, on July 14, 2011. Gargarin became the first man in space after orbiting...
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The newly-unveiled statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is seen outside the headquarters of the British Council, in central London, Thursday, July 14, 2011. A gift from the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) to the British Council, the statue shows Gagarin standing on a globe...
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Elena Gagarina, director of the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, and daughter of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, poses in front of a newly-unveiled statue of her father, outside the headquarters of the British Council, in central London, Thursday, July 14, 2011. A gift from the Russian...
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U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, left, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, center, and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa pose in front of a monument to Soviet cosmonaut, the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, during the official welcome ceremony at Russian Space Training Center in Star...
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Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa stands in front of a picture of Yuri Gagarin, during a news conference at the Star City cosmonaut training centre, outside Moscow, December 15, 2011. Furukawa was part of a three man team that landed in Kazakhstan on November 22 after a mission to the...
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(Front L-R) U.S. astronaut Donald Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers sign a guest book in the former office of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in the Star City space centre outside Moscow December 1, 2011. The three-man team is scheduled to...
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An employee shows an ejection seat and a spacesuit of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, exhibited at the museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome, November 25, 2011.
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International Space Station (ISS) crew members, U.S. astronaut Daniel Burbank (L) and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (C) and Anatoly Ivanishin, pose for a picture in front of the monument of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, during a traditional farewell ceremony in Star City...
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International Space Station (ISS) crew members Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (L) and Anatoly Ivanishin (R) pay their respects at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel into outer space, at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow October 24, 2011. The two cosmonauts are part of a...
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International Space Station (ISS) crew member U.S. astronaut Daniel Burbank places flowers on the grave of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel into outer space, at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow October 24, 2011. Burbank is part of a three-man crew is scheduled to leave for the ISS on...
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a reception marking a half century since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, in Moscow Kremlin on April 12, 2011. Medvedev said today he would soon reveal if he will run in presidential polls next year.
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The monument to Yuri Gagarin is seen behind a traffic light near Gagarin square in Moscow April 12, 2011. Russia on Tuesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first space flight.
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Gagarin's portrait reflects in the glasses of a woman wearing a mock space helmet as people march during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Yuri Gagarin's first manned flight into space, in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
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In this April 12 1961 photo rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky leads Yuri Gagarin, left, to the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to make the first human flight into space safe,...
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In this April 12 1961 photo, rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky pats Yuri Gagarin, left, on his helmet as he sits down in the cockpit of the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to...
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In this April 12 1961 photo, rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky, right, leads Yuri Gagarin, center, to the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to make the first human flight into...
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Dr Chris Welch drinks a toast of vodka before a walk to mark a half century since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, in central London, on April 12, 2011. At 0907 Moscow time on April 12, 1961 Gagarin uttered the famous words 'Let's Go' as the Vostok rocket,...
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Elena Gagarina (C), daughter of the late cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, US NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford (L) and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov (R) attend a reception on April 11, 2011 devoted to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic first space flight and the upcoming Day of Aviation and...
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The head of Russian space agency, Roskosmos, Anatoly Perminov (R) holds a picture on April 11, 2011 with Yuri Gagarin portrait presented by NASA during a reception devoted to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic first space flight and the upcoming Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics celebrated...
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Elena Gagarina, daughter of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin delivers a speech on April 11, 2011 during a reception devoted to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic first space flight and the upcoming Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics celebrated tomorrow in Moscow.
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