Also, Shepard achieved a less-celebrated record on that day: briefest human spaceflight mission, of only 15-minutes' duration. In April 1970, NASA's ill-fated Apollo 13 capsule swung around the far side of the moon at an altitude of 158 miles (254 km), putting the astronauts 248,655 miles (400,171 km) away from Earth. It's the farthest our species has ever been from our home planet.
Description. City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate.rowth Plan: In 2009, City Year launched the In School & On Track Campaign with a goal of reaching 50% of the off-track students in all of City Yearâs locations.
#makebetterhappen. Every year, nearly 3,000 young people join City Year and dedicate 11 months to make a lasting impact on students and communities across the country.#makebetterhappen is a place where you can hear some of the great things that are happening every day, from the AmeriCorps members themselves.t City Year, weâre working to bridge the gap in high-poverty communities between the support that students actually need, and what their schools are designed and resourced to provide. In doing so, weâre helping to increase graduation rates across the country, and changing the lives of the students we serve.