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Laika the dog was the first animal in space. She was sent up by the Soviet Union during the space race to see if it were possible to have a live creature in space. Unfortunetly they had no way to safely bring her home alive so she died while in space.
The former USSR was.
No. The USSR was, and the USA was next.
As far as is known to the public, the USSR (Russia) was.
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The reason was to send men to the moon and bring them back safely.
Chronologically . . . #1) . . . USSR #2) . . . USA
Yuri Gagarin was the first person to go to space on April 12 1961 and returned safely.
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The first two countries to put astronauts into space were the Soviet Union and the United States. The third country to have a citizen enter space was Czechoslovakia. The third country to launch their own citizen into space was China. The third country to achieve launch capability was France. The third country to put a satellite into space was Canada.