This chapter focuses on the history of US space exploration from the 1950s into the twenty-first century, highlighting the four major flight programs – Mercury (1961–1963), Gemini (1965–1966), Apollo (1967–1972), Space Shuttle (1981–2011) – and the two extended orbital workshops, Skylab (1973–1974) and the International Space Station (2000–present). In addition, recent developments in space tourism and other commercial space activities are profiled.
Highlights of Human Spaceflight: The United States
Handbook of Bioastronautics ; Chapter : 67 ; 677-689
2021-08-17
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Human Space Exploration , Sputnik , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , Project Mercury , NASA , Project Gemini , Apollo 11 , International Space Station , Skylab , Colonization , Moon , Project Apollo , Space Shuttle , Columbia , Challenger , Vision for Space Exploration , Space Station <italic>Freedom</italic> , Commercial space , Space tourism , SpaceX , Orbital Sciences , Humans versus robots in space Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Human Physiology , Medicine/Public Health, general , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) , Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
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