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The only efficient protection against high energetic cosmic radiation, one we are granted with, is Earth's magnetic fiel...
03/10/2022

The only efficient protection against high energetic cosmic radiation, one we are granted with, is Earth's magnetic field. Both during a long flight to Mars and through the stay on the planet, that did not form electromagnetic field, astronauts would be exposed to ionization.

The Early prototype Mercury spacecraft had only two portholes, but the Mercury astronauts demanded a larger window to be...
03/10/2022

The Early prototype Mercury spacecraft had only two portholes, but the Mercury astronauts demanded a larger window to be installed, not only for the view but also for the orientation. The latter proved invaluable on their last mission, when instrument failure required visual orientation.

There have been six manned U.S. landings of the Apollo program (between 1969 and 1972) and numerous unmanned landings, t...
03/10/2022

There have been six manned U.S. landings of the Apollo program (between 1969 and 1972) and numerous unmanned landings, though no soft landings have occurred since 1976.

Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in the center of Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river. Both the space laun...
03/10/2022

Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in the center of Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river. Both the space launch facility and the neighboring city of Baikonur are rented and administered by the Russian Federation.

It took 1 minute of flight to reach Mach 1 and 12 minutes to enter Earth's orbit. After one and a half orbits, the third...
03/10/2022

It took 1 minute of flight to reach Mach 1 and 12 minutes to enter Earth's orbit. After one and a half orbits, the third-stage engine pushed the spacecraft onto its three-day long travel to the Moon.

03/10/2022

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