The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first person in space was sent by the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
The Soviet Union sent the first spacecraft into space. Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. A year later in 1958 the United States became the second country to travel into space with the launch of Explorer 1.
The first country to send a woman to space was the Soviet Union (now Russia). Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman to travel to space in 1963.
The first monkey in space was sent by the United States. The monkey named Albert I was launched aboard a V-2 rocket in 1948 as part of a research experiment.
The USSR sent the first animals into space.
Laika a dog was the first animal in space it was sent by the soviet union
The USA sent the first mammal into space, it was a monkey.
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the Soviet Union
Russia sent a dog before the US sent chimps.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first person in space was sent by the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
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Russia
The Soviet Union sent the first spacecraft into space. Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. A year later in 1958 the United States became the second country to travel into space with the launch of Explorer 1.
Russia sent a dog called Laika into space on 3 November 1957 (which was the first ever satellite, which first flew on October 4 1957).