The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space when he entered orbit in the Soviet Union's Vostok on April 12, 1961, a day now celebrated as a holiday in Russia and in many other countries. He orbited the Earth for 108 minutes. The lead architects behind the Vostok 1 mission were the Soviet rocket scientists Sergey Korolyov and Kerim Kerimov.[5]
Animals were the first living thing in space.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first person in space was sent by the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
China sent its first astronaut, Yang Liwei, into space in 2003, becoming the third country to independently send humans into space after the Soviet Union and the United States.
as sad as it is, chimps were sent into space first! not humans they sent chimps into space to see if they'd survive so don't go cheering on neil Armstrong its the chimps that should be rewarded
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
Animals were the first living thing in space.
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
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Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first person in space was sent by the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
China sent its first astronaut, Yang Liwei, into space in 2003, becoming the third country to independently send humans into space after the Soviet Union and the United States.
as sad as it is, chimps were sent into space first! not humans they sent chimps into space to see if they'd survive so don't go cheering on neil Armstrong its the chimps that should be rewarded
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