What Is The Space Age?

Beginnings

Vostok and Mercury

Voskhod and Gemini

Soyuz and Apollo

Meanwhile, the Soyuz program called for the development of a three-stage expendable launch rocket and a spacecraft that consisted of three modules (orbital, descent, and an instrumentation and propulsion). In time, many iterations of the Soyuz craft were created, including the Soyuz 7K-L1 (Zond) capsule. Paired with the N1 rocket, this craft was the backbone of the Soviet manned lunar program.

The Space Stations Era

The Space Shuttle Program and ISS

Space Exploration Today

Legacy