We know that the US has. We don't know whether the USSR ever did. If they did, they didn't announce them. None by the USSR were ever known.
The first ever manned mission was done on April 12, 1961, by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
The US, USSR, and PRC have launched manned spacecraft from their own territories,consisting of hardware developed in their own countries.Astronauts and scientists from several other countries have been included on manned missionslaunched by the US and USSR.
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR was.
The first manned orbital capsule was the Vorstok 1, manned by soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
The first ever manned mission was done on April 12, 1961, by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
The US, USSR, and PRC have launched manned spacecraft from their own territories,consisting of hardware developed in their own countries.Astronauts and scientists from several other countries have been included on manned missionslaunched by the US and USSR.
Its the ussr
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR was.
The first unmanned space probe to reach the moon was the USSR's Luna 2, in Sep 1959. The first manned spacecraft to land on the the moon was the USA's Apollo 11, on July 20, 1969.
Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1 in 1961 by the USSR
The first manned orbital capsule was the Vorstok 1, manned by soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1 in 1961 by the USSR
The USSR launched the Venera series to study the planet Venus, the Venera 7 probe being the first spacecraft to make a controlled landing on another planet.
"Luna 2" was the first USSR spacecraft on the surface of the moon, in 1960. "Ranger 4" was the first US spacecraft on the surface of the moon, in 1963. Both Luna-2 and Ranger-4 were crash landings. "Apollo 11", launched by the US, was the first mission to land men on the moon and return them safely to earth, in 1969.
The USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit on the 4th of October, 1957.
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.