Manned space exploration began in April 12, 1961with Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin being the first person in history every to be rocketed into space.It is also typically associated with the
Space Race between the United States and the former USSR, which lead Astronauts Neil Alden Armstrong and Buzz (Edwin Eugene)Aldrin, Jr. to be the first people to walk on the moon. Unfortunately, the current manned space program only involves reusable space shuttles reaching orbit and eventually returning. Though
there are plans to send people to Mars within 6 years, especially with the development of a new type of propulsion developed by NASA known as Plasma Drive. |
