In space

  

She was russian, she was yhe second woman to go into space and was the

first woman to walk in space.

She manned the soyuz T-7, she received the medal of Hero of the

Soviet Union.

Picture of Svetlana Savitskaya

An important man in the space's history

Neil Armstrong  Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is an American aviator and a former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. Gemini 8...

           Works and studies

He touched the moon on July 20, in 1969; at 20:17:39. He could arrive there with the skyrocket Apollo 11. He started to work at 16 years old in Wapakoneta airport as pilot. He studied in the South Californian University and in Puerdue University.   

Neil Armstrong aviator The moon landing

  Neil Armstrong

Prizes and medals

He won the presidential medal of freedom (1962), medal of space honors United States Congress (1970) and the medal to Exceptional Service in the NASA (1969).In 1999 he won the german prize "Gold Camera".

        Photos and curious information  At the end (left ) his signature,   End (right) 2 mission insignia.  Right: photo.

Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin was born in 9 March 1934. It was a soviet cosmonaut and the first human in the space, to do aboard the shipVostok 1. A famous phrase was said (as his ship took off) Poyejali!, which inRussian means go!

Youth of Yuri

Yuri was working until 1954, with aims at Saratov city airfield. He learned to a fly a light aircraf, a hobby that became increasingly more intense. After completing his technical studies entered the Military School Of Pilots Of Orenburg, where Valentina Goricheva met and married her. In 1959 he ran for fst spaceflight.He died on March 27, 1968, 34 years old.

Peggy Annette WhitsonNASA Official Biography  NAME: Peggy A. Whitson (Ph.D.)NASA Astronaut Candidate (Mission Specialist)PERSONAL DATA: Born February 9, 1960 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Married to Clarence F. Sams, Ph.D. She enjoys windsurfing, biking, basketball, water skiing.

Peggy Annette WhitsonEXPERIENCE: From 1981 to 1985, Whitson conducted her graduate work in biochemistry at Rice University, Houston, Texas, as a Robert A. Welch Predoctoral Fellow. Following completion of her graduate work she continued at Rice University as a Robert A Welch Postdoctoral Fellow until October 1986. Following this position, she began her studies at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, as a National Research Council Resident Research Associate. From April 1988 until September 1989, Whitson served as the Supervisor for the Biochemistry Research Group at KRUG International, a medical sciences contractor at NASA-JSC. In 1991, Whitson was also invited to be an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.

Hello I'm Charlie DukeAs an American, it was my honor to serve my country by going to the moon aboard Apollo 16 and becoming the 10th man to walk on the lunar surface.We can all share in the accomplishments of the Apollo program, just as we shared that special moment when on July 20th, 1969, we watched the televised pictures of the Commander of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, as he took his "...giant leap for mankind."Thank you for visiting my web site. We are gradually adding content and memorabilia, so you can expect more each visit. Please enjoy the Media Library, as there are nearly two hours of wonderful video to watch - and to experience the journey of my life.To watch a 3 minute web site tour and a feature spot for Mitsubishi in Australia, click the player below.

Charlie Duke

Walk On The Moon Walk With The Son A concise summary of the Apollo 16 mission adventure and the continuing adventure of Charlie's walk with God.

10th Man To Walk On The MoonNASA astronaut Charles M. Duke, the 10th man to walk on the moon. Retired Brig. Gen. Duke served as lunar module pilot of Apollo 76 on its April 16-27, 1972, mission to the moon. He spent more than 20 hours on moonwalking activities during the mission. Duke, a Naval Academy and MIT graduate, and Air Force fighter interceptor pilot, speaks about achieving goals through education, personal commitment, and individual responsibility.

VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

She was born on March 6 1937 in Moscow and she died in 1999.She studied engineering and became an expert skydiver, so that in 1962 it became part of the Cosmonaut Training Center.She is the first woman in the space, she is a soviet astronaut(she is born in 6 March 1937). In 1963 she travelled in the VOSTOK VI. In her fight for the feminist movement she was the vice president of the Women Democratic International Federation. 

VOSTOK VI

Valentina Tereshkova was 2 days 22 hours 50 minutes in space aboard Vostok VI.It was released on June 16, 1963 at 9:29:52.In its first orbit, Vostok 6 was close to three miles.

Mae Jemison  

Mae Jemison was born on October 17, 1956.

Works and studies

She was the first African American astronaut woman. She was a physician, too. She worked in the NASA in 1987 to 1993. She worked in the space equipment STS-47 in 1992.  Jemison founded The Jemison Group. This group developed, ALAFIYA, systems of satellite telecommunitations. She studied in the Stanford University and in the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.