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He achieved that goal. Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first into space on 12 April 1961 and Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space on 5 May 1961. The US was 23 days behind the Soviet Union and still had not placed a man in orbit, but they had come a long way very quickly since Sputnik began the Space Race. Kennedy can also be credited with placing a man on the moon and with establishing the United States as a leader in space technology and exploration.
What else can I help you with?
Who launch the first man into space?
the Russian
Who is the first man who launch in space?
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space on April 12, 1961 .
Did JFK launch space travel?
No, he declared to send Americans to land on the moon before the end of the 60's which happened. The Soviet union were the first nation to put a man (Yuri Gagarin in1961) into space, The soviet were leaders in space exploration for a long time but an American space team the first to land on the moon in 1969.
Was the US the first to launch into space?
No. The USSR was the first to launch any kind of space craft with the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957. The US was the first to send a man to the moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission
Who was President during the first American man in space?
JFK was president when Alan Sherad left Earth
When was First man sent into space?
Yuri Gagarin - Launch date 12th April 1961.
What was the first space shuttle to launch in space?
The first Space shuttle to launch was Columbia in April of 1981
Do astronauts launch in a decade?
No. They launch in a space vehicle.
What is the space program?
A program by JFK to get The Americans to space or to the moon!
Who were the first people to get into space man or unmanned?
For about the first 15 years of space travel,almost all of the people who did it were men.
Who pays for the space shuttle launch?
the person that wants to launch a space shuttle, a space company like NASA or the government
How do you catch jerachi in sapphire?
You have to get five stars on your card and go to the space center and talk to the man looking out of the window.you keep on talking to him then when he says launch #50 or more you go into space and get deoxies when he says launch #100 yo get jerachi
