May 5, 1961.
No, The first American in space was Alan Shepard who went into space about a month after Yuri A. Gagarin (first man in space) did.
who was the first African American to travel in space
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard was the first and second American to go to outer space.
The first American satellite (space ship) was Explorer I, launched in 1958.
Alan b. shepared
1961
On may 5th 1961, Alan Sheppard made history by becoming the first American to fly to space.
Valentine Tereshkova (Soviet Union) was the first woman in space Sally Ride (United States) was the first American woman in space Judith Resnik (United States) was the first Jewish-American in space (death. Challenger disaster)
It was so amazing for her to be the first American woman to be and space but the only reason the went was because they wanted to put a satellite from Canada to Indonesia.
she was the first African American women to go up in space
Sally Ride became the first American Women to go into space.
No, The first American in space was Alan Shepard who went into space about a month after Yuri A. Gagarin (first man in space) did.
who was the first African American to travel in space
The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
She loved science and that led her to become the first African American in space.
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin