First Orbit

Interview with ‘First Orbit’ Director Christopher Riley

John Neal April 12 marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space aboard Vostok I. To commemorate the flight, space documentary maker Chris Riley presents First Orbit , a stunning recreation of Gagarin’s flight. TheCelebrityCafe.com: It’s already been 50 years since the first orbit. That was in 61 but Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon in ‘63 kind of overshadowed everything else … (News Source: TheCelebrityCafe.com - 18:45:50)

China sends Beidou navigation satellite to space

Coming off a record year of space activity, China launched Saturday their first satellite of 2011, a year that should see the country orbit a mini-space station and make leaps in other areas of space technology. (News Source: Spaceflight Now - 23:48:47)

Countdown to Yuri’s Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight !

Mark your calendars. April 12, 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s astonishing First Orbit of our precious planet Earth on April 12, 1961. Gagarin was the first human to enter outer space and see what no one else had ever witnessed - our commonly shared Earth as a planet […] (News Source: Universe Today - 20:34:18)

Orbit International Receives Order for Stars Keyboards Valued in Excess of $600,000

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), an electronics manufacturer and software solution provider, today announced that its Orbit Instrument Division received a $603,000 order for Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (”STARS”) keyboards for use in air traffic control systems in U.S. airports. Deliveries under this award are expected to commence in … (News Source: Business Wire - 12:54:45)

WORLD CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF Y.GAGARIN’S FLIGHT INTO SPACE

ATTENTION EDITOR,FEATURES DESKFirst Man in Space: Yury GagarinKUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2011 - Yury Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earthin a man-made spacecraft leading the world into the era of the spaceexploration.Early YearsYury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near the town of Gzhatsk in theSmolensk Region on 9 March 1934 (Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in 1968 in hishonor).On … (News Source: Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News - 04:08:39)

For extreme space records, sky’s the limit

On April 12, 1961, humanity became a spacefaring species when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted into orbit on a 108-minute flight high above Earth. So Gagarin set the original record - first person in space. But over the past 50 years, people have notched many other records as our species has extended its toehold in the cold depths of space. (News Source: MSNBC - 23:40:28)

WORLD CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF Y.GAGARIN’S FLIGHT INTO SPACE

ATTENTION EDITOR,GENERAL DESKFirst Man in Space: Yury GagarinKUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2011 - Yury Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earthin a man-made spacecraft leading the world into the era of the spaceexploration.Early YearsYury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near the town of Gzhatsk in theSmolensk Region on 9 March 1934 (Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in 1968 in hishonor).On 24 … (News Source: Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News - 04:08:04)

Dawn Approaches Asteroid Vesta

After 3 and a half years of thrusting silently through the void, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on the threshold of a new world. It’s deep in the asteroid belt, less than 4 months from giant asteroid Vesta. “We’re closing in,” says Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer and mission manager. “And I’m getting more excited every day!” Dawn will enter orbit around Vesta in July 2011, becoming the first … (News Source: redOrbit - 18:04:34)

Space station crew marking big space anniversaries: first human launch, first shuttle flight

On the eve of two prominent space anniversaries, the six humans circling the Earth said Monday they will join in the celebrations from the best vantage point of all - orbit. (News Source: Washington Post - 14:31:54)

Space station crew marks big milestones

By MARCIA DUNN Associated Press On the eve of two prominent space anniversaries, the six humans circling the Earth said Monday they will join in the celebrations from the best vantage point of all — orbit. Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of ma … (News Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle - 07:16:17)

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