manned space program

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• Soviet space program — The Soviet space program consisted of initiatives within the Soviet Union by competing design groups. Being primarily a ownage military program, it was classified. Sergey Korolyov (also transliterated as Korolev) was the head of the principal… …   Wikipedia

• Manned Space Flight Network — The Manned Space Flight Network (abbreviated MSFN, pronounced misfin ) was a set of tracking stations built to support the American space efforts of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab. There were two other space communication networks at this… …   Wikipedia

• Space program —    As the first country to launch a satellite (Sputnik) and send a manned spacecraft into orbit (piloted by Yury Gagarin), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) long held the lead in the Cold War–era space race against the United States …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• China Manned Space Engineering Office — The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) provides engineering and administrative functions for the human spaceflight effort of the People s Republic of China. CMSEO is a special department within the General Armaments Department of the… …   Wikipedia

• Chinese space program — This article is about the Chinese space program in general. For the current Chinese space agency since 1993, see China National Space Administration. The launch of Tianlian, Xichang Center The space program of the People s Republic of China is… …   Wikipedia

• space station — space station, adj. an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc. Also called space platform. [1940 45] * * * Manned artificial structure designed to revolve …   Universalium

• Space accidents and incidents — Space accidents, either during operations or training for spaceflights, have killed 22 astronauts (five percent of all people who have been in space, two percent of individual spaceflights), and a much larger number of ground crew. This article… …   Wikipedia

• Soviet space program conspiracy accusations — The Lost Cosmonauts, or Phantom Cosmonauts, are cosmonauts who allegedly entered outer space, but whose existence has never been acknowledged by either the Soviet or Russian space authorities. Proponents of the Lost Cosmonauts theory concede that …   Wikipedia

• Department of Defense Manned Space Flight Support Office — The Department of Defense Manned Space Flight Support Office (DDMS) coordinates all United States Department of Defense (DoD) contingency support to the United States manned space flight programs. Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Location …   Wikipedia

• space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …   Universalium

• Manned mission to Mars — Concept for NASA Design Reference Mission Architecture 5.0 (2009) A manned mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering, and scientific proposals throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. The plans comprise… …   Wikipedia