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Space race timeline - Royal Museums Greenwich The space race produced groundbreaking efforts to launch artificial satellites; space probes of the Moon, Venus, and Mars, and human space voyages in low Earth orbit and lunar missions The space race between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) was a remarkable time in history with many far-reaching achievements in science, space
The New Space Race | Power Politics in 21st Century Which nations are involved in the new space race? The USA, China and Russia are the clear front-runners, but the race is very different this time More than 80 countries now have a presence in space Some people might be surprised to learn that the United Arab Emirates has sent a probe to Mars, and that Israel has (crash) landed on the Moon
What was the first animal in space? - Royal Museums Greenwich On 31 January 1961, the first hominid was launched into space A chimpanzee named Ham was part of the US-led Mercury space programme A main part of the mission was to test whether tasks could be performed in space, the results of which were instrumental when launching the first American in space, Alan Shepard, on 5 May 1961
Space exploration - Royal Museums Greenwich Discover the history of the space race - and what the future holds for life outside Earth's orbit Fifty years on from the Apollo 11 Moon landing, a new 'space race' is underway Discover more about the biggest space missions in the history of humankind and the key missions scheduled the year ahead
Moon landing conspiracy theories, debunked - Royal Museums Greenwich Buzz Aldrin saluting the proudly waving American flag on the Moon remains one of the iconic images of the Apollo 11 mission, a declaration of US supremacy over space race rivals the Soviet Union But if there is no atmosphere on the Moon, there is no wind - so why is the flag waving?
Why did we stop going to the Moon? - Royal Museums Greenwich It was a 12-day mission and broke many records, the longest space walk, the longest lunar landing and the largest lunar samples brought back to Earth Harrison H Schmitt was the lunar module pilot, as well as being a geologist He was joined by Ronald E Evans as command module pilot and Eugene Cernan as Mission Commander Space Race timeline
Apollo 11 crew - Royal Museums Greenwich The landing of Apollo 11 was not only the culmination of the Space Race, but of years worth of technical and scientific planning and design The Apollo 9 and 10 missions also took place in 1969 and were integral to the success of the Moon landing
Space exploration - Royal Museums Greenwich The Queen's House Curator Tour: The Art of Naval Portraiture Join Dr Katherine Gazzard, Curator of Art at Royal Museums Greenwich, for a unique tour of the Queen’s House, exploring the complex and often surprising history of naval portraiture
How could humans live on Mars? - Royal Museums Greenwich Astronauts on board a Mars space station could use remote-controlled robots, safely operated from orbit, to act as scouts for potential habitat locations Astronauts on the ISS have already practised the techniques involved in this as part of ESA’s Meteron project (Multi-Purpose End-to-End Robotics Operations Network)
Sea wolves : the extraordinary story of Britains WW2 submarines Tim . . . Sea Wolves is the story of the crews who bravely manned British submarines in the Second World War This small band of highly trained and highly skilled individuals fought in the front line for six long years, undertaking some of the most dangerous missions of the war