Germanylaunched the first rockets into space; the V-2 rockets aimed at England. While they flew through space, they were not "space rockets".
The first true space rocket designed to fly in space was Sputnik 1, whichthe Soviet Unionlaunched into space on October 4, 1957. Several earlier attempts by the United States failed to reach orbit.
The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to launch a successful space rocket, the R-7.
On January 31, 1961, the United States launched the Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket into space. A chimp named Ham was aboard the space rocket.
The United States launched the first two-stage rocket in 1949, named the Bumper WAC. It was a combination of a V-2 missile and a WAC Corporal rocket.
The Russians launched the first successful satellite. The leader of the project was lead by Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov as head Soviet rocket engineer.
The first rocket launched as an attack was the V1 rocket, nicknamed "doodlebug
Most believe that the first 'Rockets' were launched by China. This was many years ago and much like fireworks of today.
Viking 1 was actually a Martian space probe launched in 1975 by NASA. It was the first successful probe to land on Mars. It was launched by a Titan rocket with a Centaur upper stage.
The first Indian rocket launched in space was the Rohini-75, which was launched on August 10, 1979. It marked India's entry into space technology and was a significant milestone for the country's space program.
The Saturn V rocket was first launched on November 9, 1967.
the first rocket (the V2) was launched in 1942.
In July 1950 NASA launched their first rocket into space, the Bumper 2.Launched under the direction of the General Electric Company, Bumper 2 was used primarily for testing rocket systems and for research on the upper atmosphere.
Joseph Godard did not invent the rocket. The father of modern rocketry was Robert Goddard. He launched the first successful liquid fueled rocket March 16, 1926