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.
who was the first African American to travel in space
The first African American to travel in the space was Guion Bluford. He was however the second from African ancestry to travel in the space.
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel to space on September 12, 1992, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
America's first satellite launched into outer space was called the Explorer 1, and was launched in 1958.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky published his first proof that space travel is possible in 1903. He outlined the basic concepts of rocketry and space travel in a scientific paper titled "Exploration of Outer Space by Means of Rocket Devices."
who was the first African American to travel in space
Assuming you meant the 'Columbus' of the space age... It's because Gagarin was the first person to travel into space - just as Columbus was the first explorer to discover america.
The first American lady to travel in space was Sally Ride.
Valentina Tereshkova (a Russian) was the first woman to travel in space.
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the monkey was the first mammle to travel to space.
A Russian named Yuri Gagarin became both the first human to travel into space, and the first to orbit the earth. Alan Shepard was the first American in space and the second person to travel into space.
The Russian Valentina Tereshkova was the first women in space.
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The first person to travel into space was Yuri Gagarin April 12th, 1961.
Laika, the Russian dog who was launched aboard Sputnik-2 and died in orbit, was the first female to travel into space.
The first African American to travel in the space was Guion Bluford. He was however the second from African ancestry to travel in the space.