Astronauts
Helen Sharman
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Valentina Tereshkova
Yuri Gagarin
Saturn V Rocket
Saturn V rockets were used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. It is a 'human rated expendable rocket', which means that it is safe to use for human spaceflight. The rocket design was developed for the Apollo missions that landed humans to the Moon. A Saturn V rocket was also used to launch Skylab.
Space Stations
Human Space Flight
The Future of Space Exploration
What will the future of space exploration hold? At the moment there are more than 70 government space agencies. These include the American agency, NASA and the European agency, ESA. There are also a number of commercial companies, like SpaceX. All of these groups have plans for the next giant leaps forward in space exploration.