In 1949, the "Bumper-WAC" became the first human-made object to enter space.
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.
US didn't send Laika into space, the Soviets AKA the Russians AKA USSR did.
The United States sent a rhesus monkey named Albert I to space in 1948, as part of a mission by the U.S. military.
Explorer 1 was the first US object to be launched into Earth Orbit January 31st, 1958.
In the 1940s the US sent fruit flies into space
The first live being sent into space by the USA was a chimpanzee called Hamm.
The first animal sent to Outer space was a dog named Laika.
Alan Shepard
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.
The U.S. sent Astronaut Alan Shepard into space on May 5th, 1961. This was 23 days after the Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12th, 1961.
A chimpanzee (monkey)
Alan Shepard Jr.
John Glenn.
US didn't send Laika into space, the Soviets AKA the Russians AKA USSR did.
No. The only object in space that people have visited is the moon. The US has, however, sent several robotic rovers to Mars.