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The first rocket sent into space was called V-2, which was launched by Germany in 1944.
On a rocket.
The first Russian rocket was called Sputnik. Sputnik was sent in to space in the year 1957 and returned within 92 days.
The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.
The rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space is the SPUTNIK - PS by the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
The first thing sent into space was the Nazi Germans V-2 rocket in the Second World War.
Obviously, it depends on the size of the rocket, and the purpose of why people are being sent into space.
Sputnik
The first animals intentionaly sent into space were fruit flies aboard an American launched German made V-2 rocket in 1947. It is possible that insects were sent into space aboard V2 rockets in World War II, but this was not intentional.The first monkey in space was Albert II a rehsus macaque who was sent into space in a V2 rocket on June 14, 1949. He survived the trip into space but was unfortuantely killed when the rocket crashed on landing.
Just before a rocket gets sent into space, the final countdown sequence begins. This includes fueling up the rocket, final system checks, and clearing the launch area of personnel. Once all systems are confirmed to be ready, the rocket engines ignite and lift-off occurs.
The rocket carrying it was launched June 10, 2003.
The first rocket sent to the moon was called the Luna 2, launched by the Soviet Union on September 12, 1959.