The first NASA astronaut launch from U.S. soil coming up in May has been a long time coming, but to understand the importance of the historic launch you need to look at how far human spaceflight has come since the first space explorer.
It’s well known, Russia beat the U.S. launching the first person into space but only by a few weeks increasing tensions between the two nations.
Today, Russia and the U.S. are partners in space exploration. Leading up to the May 27th launch of NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Benken we’re taking a look back at milestones in U.S.
human spaceflight that paved the way for future astronauts, starting with the Mercury and Gemini projects. Seven astronauts were selected to become the first Americans in space