Yuri Gagarin
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the space shuttle (discovery) was the first manned space ship that was reuseable.
It was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
Fossil Fuels have made manned space exploration possible.
The idea of manned flight has been around for hundreds and maybe thousands of years. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the first successful powered flight by a manned vehicle.
The first man made craft was the Russian craft Sputnik.
In December 1903 the Wright Brothers made the best manned flight which was controlled and sustained (i.e. not controlled falling or gliding).
The Wright Brothers (Good answer. I was going to say the Montgolfier brothers ... they flew in 1783.)
On April 12, 1961; Russian Yuri Gagarin went into space on board the Vostok 3KA-3, (Vostok 1), and made an orbital flight around the Earth.
New Hampshire native Alan B. Shepard.
The first powered, manned flight was completed by one of the many airships built in the 1800's.The first powered, manned Heavier than air flight was completed by Clement Ader in 1890. He flew a short distance from level ground without assistance in the Eole, sponsored by the French Army.