The first US space satellite was Explorer I in 1958.
The first manned US spacecraft was Freedom 7, a space capsule in which NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew on May 5, 1961, becoming the second man in space.
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America's first spacecraft to be launched into space was the satellite Explorer.
The first American satellite was Explorer 1 (1958 and the first manned American space ship was Freedom 7, piloted by Alan Shepard who was the second man and first American in space
The first manned US space vehicle was the small Mercury capsule used for six launches between 1961 and 1963.
Vostok I was the first craft that carried someone into space. It was launched by the Soviet Union on April 12, 1961. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the only crew and passenger.
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The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
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The first program to put a man in space was the Soviet Union's Vostok program, so the second manned space program would be the US Mercury program. The second US manned program was Gemini.
It was Gemini 3. The first two in the Gemini program were unmanned.
The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
Space Ship 1
Space Ship 1
The first program to put a man in space was the Soviet Union's Vostok program, so the second manned space program would be the US Mercury program. The second US manned program was Gemini.
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It was Gemini 3. The first two in the Gemini program were unmanned.
What was the name of the first manned lunar landing mission? It was the Apollo 11 mission.
The first Shuttle that flew was piggy backed on top of a modified 747 and it's name was Enterprise. The first shuttle launched was Columbia.
Vostok-1 (USSR) Kedr (Cedar) April 12, 1961 Gagarin Cosmonaut Yuri Garagin became the first human in space.
Manned aircraft do not (and cannot) go into space. The clue is in the name aircraft - they rely on aerodynamics (therefore an atmosphere) in order to fly.
There was only 6 Space Shuttles. Only 5 of them went into space.