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It was USSR (the Russian-led Soviet Union), who launched the Spotnik as the first man-made space-craft.
Explorer-1 was the first U.S. satellite successfully launched into space, in January 1958. Alan Shepard was the first U.S. man launched into space, in January 1961.
The first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was carried by the Vostok 1 spacecraft that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 12, 1961.
The first space craft was Sputnik, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
The first man-made object to successfully be placed in Earth orbit was dubbed "Sputnik". It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... part of the USSR at the time ... on October 4, 1957.
Yuri Gagarin - in 1961.
It was USSR (the Russian-led Soviet Union), who launched the Spotnik as the first man-made space-craft.
sputnik 1
Explorer-1 was the first U.S. satellite successfully launched into space, in January 1958. Alan Shepard was the first U.S. man launched into space, in January 1961.
The first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was carried by the Vostok 1 spacecraft that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 12, 1961.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin
Major Yuri Gagarin flew in the Russian spacecraft in 1961.
The Soviet Union's Salyut 1, launched on April 19, 1971, was the world's first space station.
The first satellite launched into space was the Sputnik I, but before that have you ever considered the fact that a satellite is any object that orbits a heavenly body? The VERY first satellite was in fact the moon. But the first MAN-MADE satellite was Sputnik I launched by USSR.
The First Cat in space was Félicette, launched in October 18, 1963.
The first space craft was Sputnik, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Russian named Major Yuri Gargarin, Vostok Rocket, 1961.