Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, made the world's first flight into space in 1961 aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. He completed one orbit around the Earth before safely returning.
On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
The spacecraft that Yuri Gagarin flew in for the first human space flight in 1961 was called Vostok 1.
The first manned spaceflight was made by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1. Gagarin's historic flight made him the first human to travel into space and orbit the Earth.
The first American in space was Alan Shepard, who spent 15 minutes in a sub-orbital flight on May 5, 1961.
Alan B Shepard was the first American to fly in space onboard Freedom 7 on May 5th 1961.
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On May 5 1961 Mercury 3 took Alan Shepard to space making it America's first manned space flight
The spacecraft that Yuri Gagarin flew in for the first human space flight in 1961 was called Vostok 1.
The first manned spaceflight was made by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1. Gagarin's historic flight made him the first human to travel into space and orbit the Earth.
Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space, a cosmonaut. He completed his flight on April 12, 1961.
The first American in space was Alan Shepard, who spent 15 minutes in a sub-orbital flight on May 5, 1961.
April 12, 1961. Note: That was also Gagarin's last space flight. He never went to space again.
On 5 May, 1961 Alan Shepherd was launched on a sub-orbital flight into space aboard Freedom 7, the first manned mission of Project Mercury.
Alan B Shepard was the first American to fly in space onboard Freedom 7 on May 5th 1961.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin on 12 April 1961 became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the EarthSoviet Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, made the first flight into space on April 12, 1961.
Grissom's first flight on July 21, 1961 was the second flight by an American astronaut. Grissom's second flight on March 23, 1965 was the first flight of the Gemini spacecraft.
The first manned space flight took place in 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.