What countries have space capabilities?

Ten countries have so far demonstrated independent orbital launch capabilities, and seven countries (i.e. the United States, the Russian Federation, China, Japan, India, Israel and Iran) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have opera- tional launchers.

How many countries have space launch capability?

While a number of countries have built satellites, as of 2021, eleven countries have had the capability to send objects into orbit using their own launch vehicles. Russia and Ukraine inherited the space launchers and satellites capability from the Soviet Union, following its dissolution in 1991.

Which countries have manned space programs?

As of 2021, humans have not traveled beyond low Earth Orbit since the Apollo 17 lunar mission in December 1972. Currently, the United States, Russia, and China are the only countries with public or commercial human spaceflight-capable programs.

Has Australia been to space?

The fact so few Australians have entered space can be surprising. Melbourne-born Philip K. Chapman, who died earlier this year, trained as an astronaut with NASA in the 1960s but did not get to fly.

Who were the first humans in space?

Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 minutes.

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Which country reach moon first?

the Soviet Union
The very first nation to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union. A man-made spacecraft known as the Luna 2 arrived at the surface of the moon in 1959. Fast forward a decade later, and the first manned mission landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.