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50 years of manned spaceflight

9 april 2011

Human spaceflight & Manned flight

50 years of enthusiasm for technology that has enabled mankind to make an incredible quantum leap: since Yuri Gagarin’s brief but momentous voyage beyond the confines of the Earth’s atmosphere several hundred human beings have experienced first-hand what it is like to venture into space. In a few short decades, space has moved from the realm of fantasy into science fact, and is proving to be as awe-inspiring and rich with potential as anything imagined by science fiction.

Reaching for the stars!
How are astronauts prepared for their mission aboard the International Space Station, and who trains them?Read more
From Yuri Gagarin to the ISS
“Let’s go!” cried Yuri Gagarin, as his Vostok rocket blasted off for the world’s first manned spaceflight on the morning of 12 April 1961Read more
Astrium and manned spaceflight
No other company in Europe can offer such a high level of competence in the field of human spaceflightRead more
Onward to Mars!
A new chapter in humanity’s exploration of the unknownRead more

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Keys To Understand
- Spaceplane – Rocketing into the future
  Since 2006, Astrium has been working on a revolutionary new vehicle able to carry four passengers…
- Atmospheric re-entry
  Ensuring safe landing
Going further
- Manned flight,
- Human spaceflight

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