Yuri Gagarin
yes, of course, the first animal that went to space was monkey.
The first time the space shuttle went into orbit was April 12th, 1981
the first soviet who went to space in 1961 was alaxeyevich gagarin.
Sputnik
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was the first woman in space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.
MAY 10
The first man in space was the Russian, Yuri Gagarin. He first went to space on the 12th of April, 1961.
No
she went to space in 1978
Russia was the first to use dogs in space successfully. Of the 13 dogs that went into space, 5 died in flight.
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