Stephan Ulamec

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/stephan-ulamec

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1. When was Stephan Ulamec born?1920
2. Where was Stephan Ulamec born?Slovenia
3. What is Stephan Ulamec known for?Commanding the Luna 10 mission, the first spacecraft to achieve lunar orbit
4. What is the career?Pilot, Engineer, Space Mission Commander
5. Who was Stephan Ulamec?Stephan Ulamec was a pilot and engineer from Slovenia who led the Luna 10 mission to orbit the Moon.
6. What did Luna 10 do?Luna 10 was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, studying its gravity and radiation.

Artificial Satellite: An object, either natural or man-made, that orbits a celestial body.
Lunar Orbit Insertion: The maneuver used to place a spacecraft into orbit around the Moon.
Space Race: A 20th-century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight capability.