This day in history we feature the SpaceShipOne. The first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight was launched on this day 2004. Trivia – SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s 910 m/s using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique […]
This day in history we feature the Gemini 4. The first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew was launched on this day in 1965. Trivia – Gemini 4 Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight (including […]
This day in his history we feature Shenzhou 5. The first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on this day in 2003. Trivia – Shenzhou 5 The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became […]
