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The USSR sent Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961.

About three weeks later, the US launched Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961 aboard the Freedom 7.

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What country sent to first man in to space and back?

Russia (at the time the Soviet Union) was the first country to send a man into space. The man was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.


What was the first country to send a man to space and bring back to earth?

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Who was the first successfully country to send a man into space and brought him back to Earth safely?

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Was Russia the first country to send a satellite into space?

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2nd country send man into space?

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Was china the first country to successfully send a man into space and brought him back safely to earth?

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First man in space was from what country?

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space and he was from Russia.


What is the second country to send a man or woman into space?

The United States of America. (The USSR had the first satellite and person, but the US go to the moon first)


Which country was first successful to send a man into space and brought him back to Earth safely?

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What is the definition for space race?

The space race was a competition between space agencies (historically those of the USA and the USSR) to be the first to accomplish a particular goal: the first to send a man in orbit around the earth, or the first to send a man to the moon.


Which country of origin sent the first man in space?

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