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Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1(سبوتنيك 1) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth. *(The name of the Sputnik 1 in my native language is (سبونتيك 1) -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1(مستكشف 1) was the United States' first satellite in space. The 1958 launch of the satellite — twice the size of a basketball — was an important moment for the country, as the Space Race with the Soviet Union was just beginning. *(The name of the Explorer 1 in my native language is (مستكشف 1) -
Mercury freedom 7
Mercury freedom 7 (عطارد الحرية 7) was the first spacecraft that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard rode on a 15-minute suborbital flight on May 5, 1961, is leaving the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where it has been on display since December 1998. Shepard, who died earlier that same year, graduated from the academy in 1945. *(The name of the Mercury freedom 7 in my native language is (عطارد الحرية 7) -
Gemini 3
Gemini 3 (الجوزاء 3) was the first manned mission in NASA's Gemini program, the second American manned space program. On March 23, 1965, the spacecraft, nicknamed Molly Brown, performed the seventh manned US spaceflight, and the 17th manned spaceflight overall . It was also the final manned flight controlled from Cape Canaveral, Florida before mission control functions were shifted to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas.
*(The name of the Gemini 3 in my native language is (الجوزاء3) -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11(أبولو 11) was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. *(The name of the Apollo 11 in my native language is (أبولو11) -
Viking 1
Viking 1 (الفايكينغ 1) was the first American spacecraft to touch the surface of Mars, and the first spacecraft ever to remain there for the long term. It followed a series of short-lived Soviet probes that either landed or crashed into the surface in the decade before. *(The name of the Viking 1 in my native language is (الفايكينغ 1) -
Voyager 1
Voyager 1 (فوياجر 1 ) Was launched in September 5, 1977 from Cape Canaveral, the U.S. Air Force in Florida. It was the first probe provides a detailed picture of these two planets Aldkhmon addition to Oqmarhma. At the moment is to extend its mission to study the limits of the solar system as well as the Kuiper Belt. *(The name of the Voyager 1 in my native language is (فوياجر 1) -
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia ( مكوك الفضاء كولومبيا) was the first spaceworthy Space Shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet. *(The name of the Space Shuttle Columbia in my native language is ( مكوك الفضاء كولومبيا ). -
Mars Pathfinder
Mars Pathfinder ( باثفيندر المريخ ) is an American spacecraft that landed a base station with a roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner. *(The name of the Mars Pathfinder in my native language is ( باثفيندر المريخ ) . -
International Space Station
International Space Station ( محطة الفضاء الدولية ) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It is a modular structure whose first componen. *(The name of the International Space Station in my native language is ( محطة الفضاء الدولية ). -
Spirit and Opportunity
Spirit and Opportunity ( الروح والفرصة ) were a robotic rovers sent to the Mars Exploration Mission. were made by the Uinted States.while Spirit started missing communications with Earth. In March, 2010, it stopped communicating with Earth, but (Opportunity) still active until now as 2014. *(The name of Spirit and Opportunity in my native language is (الروح و الفرصة ). -
Kepler
Kepler ( كيبلر ) is a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars.The spacecraft, named after the Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler. *(The name of the Kepler in my native language is ( كيبلر ). -
Curiosity
Curiosity ( فضول ) is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. *(The name of the Curiosity in my native language is ( فضول ).
