I think it was Sputnik...
The name of the Space Capsule that carried the first American to space was "Freedom 7." It was piloted by Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.
The first space capsule was named Vostok 1.
The Apollo 1 space capsule was invented in February of 1967.
The name of John Glenn's space capsule was Friendship 7.
Alan Shepard was the first person to go into space using a Mercury Capsule. His flight was sub-orbital, lasting about 15 minutes.
The name of the Space Capsule that carried the first American to space was "Freedom 7." It was piloted by Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.
The first space capsule was named Vostok 1.
The Mercury capsule went to space in 1961. Although the Soviets had put a person in space first, Alan Shepard was the first American to fly the Mercury capsule in space.
The Apollo 1 space capsule was invented in February of 1967.
The name of John Glenn's space capsule was Friendship 7.
Alan Shepard was the first person to go into space using a Mercury Capsule. His flight was sub-orbital, lasting about 15 minutes.
The capsule in the Mercury space program was designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. It was known as the Mercury spacecraft, or "Freedom 7" for the first manned flight with Alan Shepard in 1961.
The concept of the space capsule was developed in the early 20th century, but the first practical space capsule, the Soviet Vostok 1, was launched in 1961, carrying Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. Prior to that, various designs and prototypes were proposed, but the Vostok program marked the beginning of operational space capsules for human spaceflight.
Yuri Gagarin's capsule was a Vostok 3KA-2, named Vostok 1.
If by a space capsule you mean a spacecraft that carried a person, the answer is no.
The first U.S. three-man capsule was named Apollo. The Russian three-man capsule is named the Soyuz, and is still in use today, carrying crew to and from the International Space Station.
Yuri Gagarin, from Russia.