The Sputnik craft were very small, unmanned satellites. But the Sputnik 2 carried a dog called Laika into space.
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1.
The first spacecraft to orbit the Earth was called Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik 1 was the first spacecraft launched, which was done by Russia on October 4, 1957.Sputnik 2 was also launched by Russia on November 3, 1957, and carried a dog into space.
The name "Sputnik" comes from the Russian word for satellite, as the spacecraft was the first artificial satellite to be launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. The word "Sputnik" also means "companion" or "fellow traveler" in Russian.
One example of a one-man spacecraft is the Vostok spacecraft used by the Soviet Union for its solo manned missions. It was primarily known for carrying cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space.
Sputnik means "fellow traveler" in Russian.
The name of Laika's spacecraft was Sputnik 2. She was the first living being to orbit the Earth in this spacecraft in November 1957.
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The first spacecraft was named "Sputnik" and was launched by the Russians in 1957.
Laika was the 1st animal to orbit the earth. Launched on November 3rd, 1957 in the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 it died after several hours.The launch vehicle was the Soviet R-7/SS-6 ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile).
No THe series of satellites sharing the name Sputnik were launched by the Russiansm the Soviet Union.
The name of the first dog sent to space was Laika. She was a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, and she orbited the Earth aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957.
The first person sent into space was Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. He was a Soviet cosmonaut who orbited the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.