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Yuri Gagarin was Russian, and the first man in space.
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Was the first man in space Russian or American?
He was a Russian called Yuri Gagarin from the USSR.
What was the name of the first Russian spacecraft?
the Russian space station
What are the names of Russian space crafts?
the Sputnik was the first Russian spacecraft
Why is the first landing on the moon important to American history?
it's important because it meant America entered into a space age. American won, and Russian lost.
What was the first name of the first man in space?
The Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the first man in space.
Was the first man in space Russian or American?
He was a Russian called Yuri Gagarin from the USSR.
What year did American and Russian astronauts first shake hands in space as friends?
It was in a combined Apollo and soyuz space mission.
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.
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.
How long was the first Russian trip into space?
The first Russian trip into space took about 4 days.
What was the first man put in space by the Russian people?
Yuri Gagarin was the first man (and first Russian) to be put in space.
What was the name of the first Russian spacecraft?
the Russian space station
What are the names of Russian space crafts?
the Sputnik was the first Russian spacecraft
Why is the first landing on the moon important to American history?
it's important because it meant America entered into a space age. American won, and Russian lost.
What are the nicknames of the Cold War?
the Russian American space race.
What was the first name of the first man in space?
The Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the first man in space.
Name of first astronualt in space?
The first astronaut in space was Russian Yuri Gagarin in April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 that orbited the Earth. The first American in space, as well as the second person in space, was Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.
