Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to "reach" space. He flew into space successfully with the Space Shuttle Discovery. He was killed during the mission as the Space Shuttle Challenger destructed.
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∙ 2010-06-23 10:23:11No, The first American in space was Alan Shepard who went into space about a month after Yuri A. Gagarin (first man in space) did.
Alan Shepard was the first american man in space.
who was the first African American to travel in space
The first American satellite (space ship) was Explorer I, launched in 1958.
The first American to walk in space was the late astronaut Edward White jr.
the first Asian come to America came in 1843
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No, The first American in space was Alan Shepard who went into space about a month after Yuri A. Gagarin (first man in space) did.
Alan Shepard was the first american man in space.
who was the first African American to travel in space
Kalpana Chowla. She was, not only the first American-Indian in space, but the first woman in space as well.
The first American in space was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
He was the first American in orbit, the first American in space was Alan Shepard and the first person in space was Yuri Gagarin
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is the first american to enter space
Alan Shepard was the first and second American to go to outer space.
Guion Bluford was the first African American to go into space.
The first American lady to travel in space was Sally Ride.