The Russian Aviation and Space Agency now known as ROSCOSMOS was the first, The cosmonauts name was Yuri Gagarin and the craft was called the Vostok 1.
Manned spacecraft are designed to carry humans on board, while unmanned spacecraft do not have human crew members and are controlled remotely or autonomously. Manned spacecraft require life support systems and provisions for crew safety, while unmanned spacecraft can be smaller and more specialized for scientific missions.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR was.
Mercury
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
Manned spacecraft are designed to carry humans on board, while unmanned spacecraft do not have human crew members and are controlled remotely or autonomously. Manned spacecraft require life support systems and provisions for crew safety, while unmanned spacecraft can be smaller and more specialized for scientific missions.
The three astronauts to fly to the moon were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
As of yet, there have been no manned Mars spacecraft at all.
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR was.
Mercury
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
The first US manned spacecraft was named Mercury.
The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were specific: To orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth;
It was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
Alan Shepard was the firts American Astronaut
Manned spacecraft are very useful because it is easier to see and do things first hand than relying on only readouts from machines and senors.