Russia (at the time the Soviet Union) was the first country to send a man into space. The man was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man in outer space he was Russian
The Soviet Union sent the first spacecraft into space. Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. A year later in 1958 the United States became the second country to travel into space with the launch of Explorer 1.
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The USSR sent the first animals into space.
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
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As far as is known to the public, the USSR (Russia) was.
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Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.