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1997th, 1998th Plenary Meetings of General Assembly: 26th Session Preview Language: English 29-Nov-1971 00:36:21 The General Assembly discusses the reports of the Special Political Committee (on the effects of atomic ratiation and policies of apartheid in South Africa), vote on various draft resolutions, pay tribute to the memory of Prime Minister of Jordan Wasfi al-Tal, and hear the report of the First Committee on peaceful uses of outer space at the 1997th and 1998th plenary meetings of the 26th session.
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NASA Marks 60th Anniversary Of First American In Space Onboard Freedom 7 capsule
“Inclement weather scrubbed first launch on May 2, 1961, and NASA decided it was time to announce that Shepard would indeed be making first flight, NASA said.
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On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. became the first man to reach space onboard the Freedom 7 space capsule. On Thursday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) commemorated the 60th anniversary of the first American astronaut that travelled approximately 116 miles in space. Taking to its official Twitter handle, NASA wrote: “60 years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel in space, climbing 116 miles (188 km) above Earth. Shortly after, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to a lunar landing before the end of the decade.” Shephard had led the United States as a country in its space efforts during the cold w
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Human Spaceflight Fast Facts
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The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and landing on July 21, 2011.
China and Russia are the only other countries to have independent spaceflight capabilities.
India and Iran have both announced their plans to send a crewed spacecraft into space.
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May 25, 1961 –US President John F. Kennedy addresses Congress: “First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”
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