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What is the second country to send a man or woman into space?
The United States of America. (The USSR had the first satellite and person, but the US go to the moon first)
How did Sally Ride become famous?
Sally Ride became famous because she was the first female American astronaut to go into space. She was in the Challenger shuttle.
Who was the first us woman in space in 1983?
Sally Kristen Ride
Who was the first woman gone to space who died on 24 July 2012?
Valentina .V. Tereshkova was the first woman into space and is still alive as of August 2012. The first US woman in space was Sally Ride who has unfortunately recently passed away
Who are some space pioneers?
Laika, a Russian dog was the first creature from earth to enter space on 3rd November, 1957. Yuri Gagarin (USSR), the first person to enter space, and also the first to orbit the earth on April 12th, 1961. Alan Shepard (US), the first US person in space, May 5th, 1961. Valentina Tereshkova (USSR), the first woman in space, on June 16th, 1963. Alexei Leonov (USSR), the first person to walk in space, on March 18, 1965. Neil Armstrong (US), the first man to walk on the moon, on July 20th, 1969. Sally Ride (US), the first US woman in space, on June 18th, 1983.
What was the first US animal to go to space?
Monkey
What did the USSR accomplish before the US?
Sputnik, the first rocket into space many things to do with space: they got the first person into space the first satellite to launch into space the first orbit around the earth the first living being into space the first woman into space etc.
Who was the first person to go to space in US?
Niel Armstrong
What was so important about Sally Ride?
sally ride is famous for many things. here are a few... 1. she flew in space twice 2. she was the first American woman in space 3. she was the youngest American to go into space 4. both flights she was the mission specialist 5. she flew in 1978 and 1983 6. she didn't go to the moon 7.after she retired from NASA she worked at Stanford university yup so that about it...
Who was the first US man and woman in Space?
Alan Shepard and Sally Ride--about 30 years apart.
Who was the first woman to become an astronaut?
Colonel Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot the space shuttle during the STS -93 mission aboard Columbia in July 1999.Collins was also commander on the historic 'Return to Flight' mission in 2005 following the 2003 loss of Columbia and her crew of seven.
Was Senator Jake garn first in space?
Senator Jake Garn was the first sitting member of the US congress to go into space.
