(AP) -- John Glenn fever gripped Cape Canaveral on Friday, just as it did half a century ago when America was on the verge of launching its first man into orbit.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2012
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Russia on Saturday marks 50 years since Gherman Titov became the second man in orbit, a historic achievement long eclipsed by the first space flight of his friend and rival Yuri Gagarin months earlier.
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifty years ago on May 5, 1961 only 23 day after Yuri Gagarin of the then-Soviet Union became the first person in space, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard launched at 9:34 a.m. EDT aboard his Freedom 7 capsule ...
Space Exploration
May 6, 2011
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(AP) -- More than 600 people marked the exact moment when the first American rocketed into space 50 years ago.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2011
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