Space Flights - Crews

Fire erupted on the launchpad on January 27, 1967, killing the crew.

November 9, 1967. Unmanned test of the Saturn V booster.

January 22, 1968. Unmanned test of the Saturn IB booster and Lunar Module.

April 4, 1968. Unmanned Test of the Saturn V booster.

Launched October 11, 1968. First manned Apollo flight, first manned flight of the Saturn IB.

Launched December 21, 1968. First manned flight around the Moon, first manned flight of the Saturn V.

Launched March 3, 1969. First manned flight of the Lunar Module.

Launched May 18, 1969. First manned flight of the Lunar Module around the Moon.

Launched July 16, 1969. First manned landing on the Moon, July 20.

Launched November 14, 1969. Recovered part of Surveyor 3 probe.

Launched April 11, 1970. Oxygen tank exploded en route, forcing cancellation of landing. Drama made into a film

Launched January 31, 1971. Alan Shepard plays golf on the Moon.

Launched July 26, 1971. First mission with the Lunar Rover vehicle.

Launched April 16, 1972. First landing in the lunar highlands.

Launched December 7, 1972. Schmitt was a geologist. Eugene Cernan was the last man to stand on the Moon.

May 24, 1962 -- 4 hour 56 minute flight -- Second American to orbit the Earth -- He landed 400km beyond the target -- first study of liquids in weightlessness -- "fireflies" seen by John Glenn previously were found to be ice crystals on the capsule as they broke off

May 15 - May 16, 1963 -- 34 hrs 19 minute flight -- First US flight exceeding 24 hours -- 22 Orbits -- 2nd Pacific Ocean landing near Midway Island -- Cooper had to use some manual techniques to prepare for reentry when original system failed on orbits 19, 20 and 21

May 5 1961 -- 15 minute flight -- 1st US Human Space Flight, Suborbital Mission -- first astronaut, American or Russian to return to Earth in his ship

February 20, 1962 -- 4 hour 55 minute flight -- First American to orbit the Earth -- Three Orbits -- Glenn endures a 45 minute night in orbit number 1 and sees "fireflies" outside his window

March 23, 1965 -- 3 Orbits -- 3 hours 55 minutes -- John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich on to the flight which he gave to Gus Grissom to eat.

June 3 - June 7, 1965 -- 62 Orbits -- 97 hours 56 minutes -- Ed White made the first space walk lasting 20 minutes

June 3 - June 6, 1966 -- 45 Orbits -- 72 hours 20 minutes -- Eugene Cernan spends 128 minutes outside the spacecraft

December 4 - December 18, 1965 -- 206 Orbits -- 330 hours 35 minutes -- longest space flight, 14 days and designed to test the effects of prolonged flight on astronauts -- conducted 20 experiments, the most of any Gemini flight

March 16, 1966 -- 6.5 Orbits -- 10 hours 41 minutes -- during docking with the Agena Target Vehicle, Apollo VII began a rolling spin that forced the astronauts to immediately start reentry plans to stop this spin which could have caused them to black out.

December 15 - December 16, 1965 -- 16 Orbits -- 25 hours 51 minutes -- Gemini VI and Gemini VII space rendevous December 15 but never touched -- stayed in close proximity for 5 hours

August 21 - August 29, 1965 -- 120 Orbits -- 190 hours 55 minutes -- using fuel cells Gemini V was able to double the flight duration to 8 days which would be the time required to fly to the Moon in the Apollo Missions

September 12 - September 15, 1966 -- 44 Orbits -- 71 hours 17 minutes -- first totally computer controlled reentry -- highest orbit of 1374 km ever achieved by an American manned space flight

November 11 - November 15, 1966 -- 59 Orbits -- 94 hours 34 minutes -- Buzz Aldrin conducts a 2 hour and 29 minute tethered space walk

July 18 - July 21, 1966 -- 43 Orbits -- 70 hours 46 minutes -- Michael Collins has two space walks on this flight 49 minutes on July 19 and 39 minutes on July 20, 1966

July 21, 1961 -- 16 minute flight -- 2nd US Human Space Flight, Suborbital Mission -- capsule sank to a depth of 2800 fathoms after landing, astronaut was safe -- Liberty Bell 7 was recovered July 20, 1999 from a depth of 15,000 ft and 550 km southeast of Cape Canaveral Florida

October 3, 1962 -- 9 hours 13 minutes flight -- 6 orbit flight -- Wally Schirra made the first live broadcast from an American spacecraft to TV and radio listeners on Earth -- first splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

On MAy 26, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Brit in space.

First dog in space. Name means 'Barker'. Ended up in the great kennel in the sky.

First manned spaceflight.

First full day in space.

Launches a day before Vostok 4

Was in space with Vostok 3. They came within 5km of each other.

Longest solo mission to date at five days.

First woman in space.