Rockets

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan
Credit: Unknown author

Occupation: Mathematician and Human Computer

Year born: 1910

Research Areas: Computer Programming

Hazza Al Mansouri

Hazza Al Mansouri
Credit: NASA

Occupation: Astronaut

Year born: 1983

Research Areas: Aviation

"Working in space allows you to see people, from different backgrounds, working towards one common goal"

Tim Peake

Tim Peake
Credit: NASA

Occupation: Astronaut

Year born: 1972

Research Areas: Flight Dynamics, Aviation

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson
Credit: NASA

Occupation: Mathematician

Year born: 1918

Research Areas: Rocket Flightpaths, Trajectories, Orbital Mechanics

"I loved going to work every single day"

The Saturn V rocket was used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. It is a 'human rated expendable rocket', which means that it is safe to use for human spaceflight. The rocket was developed to support the Apollo program, to fly humans to the moon, and was later used to launch Skylab.

Rockets

Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch
Image Credit: SpaceX

The Future of Space Exploration

Governments and space agencies across the world have announced plans for future space exploration:

Firsts in Space

First animals in space:

Laika the dog featured on a Hungarian stamp
Credit: Hungarian post office

Mercury Missions

The Mercury missions was NASA's first human spaceflight program, from 1958 to 1963. There were 20 unmanned flights (some which sent animals into space), and six successful flights by astronauts.

Gemini Missions

The Gemini missions was NASA's human spaceflight program in the early 1960s. The Gemini missions came after the Mercury missions, and before the Apollo missions. Each Gemini spacecraft could carry two astronauts, and 10 spacecraft were launched during the Space Race.