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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.
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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
Why does NASA launch space ships from Florida and control them from Houston?
Spaceships launch from Florida because it's close to the equator. The closer you are to the equator the greater your speed. it give the space shuttle about a 14,000 MPH boost. I believe the control center is in Houston as a "gift" to LBJ from JFK
What was the space program launched by jfk called?
This was the Apollo space program, which achieved it's goal in 1969 by putting a man on the moon.
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
Where does the space shuttle launch from?
They launch from launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Do astronauts launch in a decade?
No. They launch in a space vehicle.
What do the word nasa space launch mean in the time line?
It means when did nasa space launch
