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
Sputnik , Vision for Space Exploration , Colonization , Project Mercury , Project Gemini , Human Space Exploration , SpaceX , Space Station <italic>Freedom</italic> , Space tourism , Orbital Sciences , Space Shuttle , NASA , Project Apollo , Challenger , Commercial space , International Space Station , Columbia , Humans versus robots in space , Apollo 11 , Skylab , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , Moon Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) , Medicine/Public Health, general , Human Physiology , Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Engineering
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