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Project Mercury
The purpose of the project was to launch the first operated earth orbital flight into the space. The cost of the program was $277 million.
The Project Mercury has been considered as the first big project of NASA, because it was the first manned earth orbital flight into the space. It had a huge cost. These are the symptoms and that is why it is known to be a project. There were two launch sites of the project -
Gemini Program
Project Gemini has been considered as one of the biggest project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) because they had the sole objectives to represent the extravehicular activities and the space docking. The project had undergone with a lot of expenditure, which approximately costs $1.3 billion. The launch site of the program was Cape Kennedy Air Force Station LC-19. For all this relevant purposes, it is known as one of the brightest project of NASA. -
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was the first manned flight of the first-generation Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft, launched by the Soviet Space Program on behalf of the Soviet Union. The rocket was launched on 23 April 1967 from Baikonur and was piloted by Vladimir Komarov. The craft completed 18 orbits, however, suffered catastrophic failure upon re-entry to Earths atmosphere, resulting in the destruction of the spacecraft and the tragic death of its pilot. Prior to launch over 200 unsolved issues had been documented. -
Apollo 7: The first crewed Apollo space mission
The mission of Apollo 7 was the first crewed to test whether the command module space craft which was designed to bring humans safely to moon and back again. This mission was executed by NASA in which Cunningham spent nearly 11 days in space as they orbited Earth for 163 times and the first beam live telecast from orbit, giving first view of space to millions of people worldwide. -
Apollo 8: First around the moon and back.
Apollo 8 was 2nd crewed mission of Apollo program and the first mission to bring human to moon. NASA was first planning to send Apollo 8 to test lunar and command module components but in 1968 Us and Russia were into mass space run due to which NASA decided to send Apollo 8 to Moon. The most iconic photographs of Earth rise taken by astronauts during this mission and during Christmas Eve, the crew had chance to share their impression via a public broadcast which was an excellent quality. -
Explorer 1
It was U.S first satellite in space, the NASA’s Explorer 1 started a space run with the Soviet Union. The satellite helped to strengthen the nation’s technological confidence in the eyes of the world. It also signaled that the country was ready to explore the universe. The explorer was having cosmic ray detectors, which also carried experiments such as temperature sensors and microphones helps to listen for micro meteorites hitting the satellite, with a size twice the size if a basket ball. -
Apollo 17
NASA have been the sole planner and the executor of the Apollo mission plan. This was the first space program of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), where they have executed the manned lunar landing.
The Purpose of the project is about the manner lunar landing, where Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong have created history as the first persons, who have walked on moon.
The Apollo mission has been the most decorated mission of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. -
Chandrayaan-1
The following are the mission deliverable.
To conduct scientific experiments to get data like chemical and mineralogical mapping.
Helps to increase scientific knowledge
Helps in testing the impact of a sub satellite on the surface of the moon.
For remote sensing and planetary science -
WMAP Satellite
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) is a satellite designed to measure temperature differences in the cosmic microwave background which resulted from the Big Bang. WMAP was launched into orbit June 2001 and operated for a total of 9 years, 1 month, and 2 days. During this period, it successfully transmitted streams of data back to Earth which has since been used to produce the new Standard Model of Cosmology. WMAP was provided breakthrough evidence supporting the theory of expansion. -
GSAT-12
It would provide different services like
Tele-education, Tele-medicine, Disaster management support, Satellite internet access -
Curiosity Mars Rover
The Curiosity rover was launched by NASA November 6, 2011 as part of NASA’s exploratory mission of the planet. Its mission was to land in the Gale Crater on Mars where it would run various scientific experiments to help us better understand the planet. Curiosity is a six-wheel rover equipped with cameras and sensory equipment used for navigation, monitoring the atmosphere and hazards, and breaking down soil and rock compositions for detailed analysis. -
Mangalyaan
The Mangalyaan mission costs India $73 million, which is way cheaper than the similar missions already launched. So it undoubtedly the most cost effective inter-planetary space mission to have ever been undertaken anywhere in the world.
This will observe the environment of mars and search for elements like methane, which is a clear indicator of life.
After moving from the Earth, it will endure the interplanetary space for 300 days before Mars capture.
