Handout
NASA

Nasa: Mercury 6

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Mercury 6, the first American manned orbital space mission.
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CGFA

Moscow University Astro Net: Man Enters Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents a brief overview and newspaper clip documenting the first manned space mission. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12, 1961.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 13

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains facts and images pertaining to the crew, spacecraft, and mission of Apollo 13.