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What were the dates of the first person and first American in space?
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Where was the first African American to go to space?
The first African American man in space was Guion Bluford. his first flight was in 1983.guion "guy" bluford was the first African American to go into space; however, the first black man to go into space as quoted by Wikipedia:Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban cosmonaut and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. He was also the first Hispanophone and first Black person in space
What year did the first American go into space?
Edward White became the first American to walk in space on June 3, 1965.
Why is Mae jemison important to us?
she is the first african american to go into space
What is Mae jemison remember for?
She was the first black woman to go to space.
What movie was Mae jemison in?
She never was in a movie. She is a scientist and was on the shuttle crew as the first African American woman in space.
Was john glenn was the first man in space?
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin
Was Edwin White the first person to walk in space?
No, he was the first American to walk in space, Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov was the first person to walk in space.
Why is Mae jemison important to Chicago?
she is important to Chicago because she was the first person to go to space Acually No She was not the first person to go to space she was the 4th African American to enter space but the first FEMALE African American to enter space...
Who was the first person to do a space walk from a US space craft?
The First American to perform a space walk was Ed White.
Who was both the first American in space and the oldest person in space?
Alan Shepard and john glenn
Who is a person that has been in outer space?
John Glenn was the first American to be in space. Another example would be Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
Who was the first person to fly in a mercury capsule?
The Mercury capsule went to space in 1961. Although the Soviets had put a person in space first, Alan Shepard was the first American to fly the Mercury capsule in space.
Who was the first black person in space?
" Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first black person to go into space. He was on the Space Shuttle Challenger's STS 8 mission, launched on August 30, 1983. The first black woman was Mae Jemison. " Guion "Guy" Bluford was NOT the 1st Black Person in space, he WAS the 1st African-American. In 1980, the 1st Black person in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, a Cuban. no the first African American to go into space was guion bluford like the first person said
Who was the person to go to outerspace in 1959?
The first human to go into space was Yuri Gagarin (Russian) in April 1961. The next person in space was Alan Shepard (American) May 5, 1961. The first person to walk in space was Alexi Leonov (Russian), 1st American Ed White.
What nationality was the first person who walked in space?
While it is technically impossible to "walk" in space, the Russians (U.S.S.R at the time) were the first one's to go to space, and the American's were the first to walk on the moon.
Who was the first man to into space?
A Russian named Yuri Gagarin became both the first human to travel into space, and the first to orbit the earth. Alan Shepard was the first American in space and the second person to travel into space.
What was the space race?
When the US and the USSR raced to get the newest equipment into space. The United States won in the end, but Russia had the first person in space. His name was Yuri Gagarin. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon, and he was American.
