Spaceflight
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Spaceflight is an application of astronautics to fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly
Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the International Space Station's Cupola
The German V-2 rocket, co-designed by Wernher von Braun, became the first man-made object to reach space.
Launched in 1959, Luna 1 was the first known artificial object to achieve escape velocity from the Earth (replica pictured).
Ionized gas trail from Shuttle reentry
Space research
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Space research is scientific study carried out in outer space, and by studying outer space. From the use of space technology to the observable universe, space research is a wide research field. Earth
One extent of space research is seen in the Opportunity mission
The first major scientific discovery made from space was the dangerous Van Allen radiation belts
The first US satellite was the Explorer 1, seen here launching, 1 February 1958
First image of the far side of the Moon, sent back to Earth by the Luna 3 mission