Kamanin's view was upheld 29 March when the state commission approved the first manned launch.

The mission was accomplished with the first manned launch of a Saturn V rocket.

Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first successful manned launch from Sky Bridge One.

The mission was the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket.

By testing all components at once, far fewer test flights would be required before a manned launch.

Facilities to support manned launches were built at both pads.

It was the first manned launch of the new Soyuz-TM spacecraft.

The last manned launch for who knows how long.

The plan called for a manned launch in October 1999, prior to the new millennium.

Nine manned launches occurred in 2009, the most since 1997.