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The first satellite was called Sputnik. The first spaceship to carry a large living organism was called Sputnik II, or "Muttnik" since the creature on board was a small dog named Laika.
The Russian Vostok space craft carried the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into earth's orbit.
The first American to reach space, Alan Shephard, flew aboard the Mercury capsule on a Redstone rocket named "Freedom 7." He did not, however, orbit the earth.
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What was the first US spaceship to orbit the earth?
voyager Explorer 1 was the first US satellite to orbit the earth. It was proceeded by two Soviet Sputnik satellites.
What spaceship did john glenn orbit the earth in?
Friendship 7
The path earth travels around the sun is called?
it is called and orbit, its elliptical (its like a streached out circle)
What was the name of the first space station to orbit the earth?
The first space station created only to orbit the earth was called plain old, 'Space Shuttle.'
On July 20th the first men landed on the moon what was there spaceship called?
The mission was Apollo 11. The Eagle is what landed on the moon. The Columbia stayed in orbit around the moon.
What was the first US spaceship to orbit the earth?
voyager Explorer 1 was the first US satellite to orbit the earth. It was proceeded by two Soviet Sputnik satellites.
Who was the first American person to orbit earth?
John Glenn first orbited the Earth in 1962 upon the spaceship Friendship 7.
What spaceship did john glenn orbit the earth in?
Friendship 7
What was the first spaceship ever made?
The first man made object to orbit the earth was Sputnik 1. Launched by the Russins in 1957
The path earth travels around the sun is called?
it is called and orbit, its elliptical (its like a streached out circle)
What was the name of the first space station to orbit the earth?
The first space station created only to orbit the earth was called plain old, 'Space Shuttle.'
What is the name of spaceship of Moon of soviet union without human?
I think you are asking about Sputnik, the first man made object to orbit the earth and scare the crap out of Americans.
When did the first satellite successfully orbit the earth and what was it called?
Sputnik I, 1957
Where did spaceship Columbia travel to?
Columbia was a Space Shuttle. Space Shuttles travel to an orbit around the Earth and return.
When was the first orbit of the earth?
Yuri Gagarin was the first human to orbit the Earth in 1962; that helped further the "space race."
Does the space shuttle orbit the earth in what's called high orbit?
No. It is in low earth orbit.
On July 20th the first men landed on the moon what was there spaceship called?
The mission was Apollo 11. The Eagle is what landed on the moon. The Columbia stayed in orbit around the moon.
