Edward Higgins White II
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was the first program to place a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon.
who was the first African American to travel in space
Alan Shepard was the first American in space and, as commander of Apollo 14, walked on the moon.
Neil Armstrong an this other American dude who was getting sucked up by the space toilet.
The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
Guion Bluford was the first African American to go into space.
The first American lady to travel in space was Sally Ride.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is the first american to enter space
The first Native-American in space was John Herrington. The first American originally from India in space was Kalpana Chawla.
The first American to walk in space was edward. H. White.
Edward White became the first American to walk in space on June 3, 1965.
The name of the first American satellite in space was called Explorer 1.