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No. The USSR was the first to launch any kind of space craft with the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957. The US was the first to send a man to the moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission
31 January 1961
Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SpaceX
Space Exploration did not begin in the US. The first country to successfully launch a human into outer space was the Soviet Union.
That capability indicate that the US was well behind in the Space Race.
Basically the Successful Launch of Sputnik I by then USSR started the Space race as US Space programme till then was not integrated and successful launch of SputnikI triggred 1)formation of NASA 2)passing of Space act by US congress 3)allocation of funds for the space projects.
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
the beginning of the space race
the beginning of the space race
the beginning of the space race
No..The Russians launched "Sputnik" into space on October 4th, 1957 before anyone else got into space.