Alan shephard
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is the first american to enter space
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...
The first American man to enter space was Alan Sheppard on May 5th, 1961.
She became the first and youngest American woman to enter outer space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first man to enter space.
who was the first African American to travel in space
The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
Mae Jemison is respected for being the first African American woman to travel in space as a NASA astronaut. She is also well-regarded for her accomplishments as a physician, science communicator, and advocate for diversity in STEM fields.
Guion Bluford was the first African American to go into space.
The first American lady to travel in space was Sally Ride.
Joseph Kittinger
The first Native-American in space was John Herrington. The first American originally from India in space was Kalpana Chawla.