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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Mercury 6

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