Germany launched the first rocket into space. This rocket was the first one that actually could "reach space". China was the first one to launch a rocket, but it exploded in midair, lost power and fell, etc... and was more like fireworks or missiles than rockets.
Of course, even if it reached space, it didn't get so far.
In the sentence, the word "country" functions as a noun that serves as a possessive modifier for "its," indicating that the space shuttle belongs to or is associated with the country. The phrase "the country its first space shuttle" suggests that the space administration built the first space shuttle for that specific nation. Overall, "country" identifies the entity that is receiving the shuttle.
The U.S.S.R was the first country to put a spaceship in space, it was called Sputnik. It was in the year 1957.
The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to send an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957.
The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a space probe. The first successful spacecraft to reach the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959.
The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a human into space. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space on April 12, 1961.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space and he was from Russia.
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
The U.S.S.R was the first country to put a spaceship in space, it was called Sputnik. It was in the year 1957.
I believe that russia was the first country to do so.
The USSR or Russia. They had the first satellite, the first animal in space, the first manned space flight, and the first space walk. But we beat them to the moon.
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
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The first country to launch the first successful manned space flight was Russia. Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space as a result of that achievement.
The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to send an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957.
The first South African space tourist was Mark Shuttleworth. He was the first from an African country to travel into space.
The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a space probe. The first successful spacecraft to reach the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959.