Yuri Gagarin was the first person to ever go into space. He was a Russian cosmonaut.
The first black astronaut to walk in space was Bernard Harris, who completed a spacewalk on February 9, 1995 during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-63.
Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon! and the first Russian astronaut to go to space was Yuri Gagarin when he was 26 years old.
Christa McAuliffe was the first female teacher selected to be an astronaut. She was chosen as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1985. Unfortunately, she tragically lost her life in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
YURI GAGRIN WAS THE FIRST MAN and Valentina was the first women to go in space
The first creature to go to outer space was a dog named Laika.
The first black astronaut to walk in space was Bernard Harris, who completed a spacewalk on February 9, 1995 during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-63.
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Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was the 1st black astronaut, but Guion Guy Bluford was the astronaut in space. Hope that answers your question!
Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon! and the first Russian astronaut to go to space was Yuri Gagarin when he was 26 years old.
An astronaut is a living human being that primarily explores and observes space using special instruments designed for a special purpose. He/She is generally trained for what field of astronomy that person wants to go in.
Christa McAuliffe was the first female teacher selected to be an astronaut. She was chosen as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1985. Unfortunately, she tragically lost her life in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
Yes, it was the first space shuttle to go to space
YURI GAGRIN WAS THE FIRST MAN and Valentina was the first women to go in space
The first women to go into space is Ellen Ochoa
No but she was the first black woman to go to space.
Norman Thagard is a former American astronaut who became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian spacecraft. He was a veteran of five spaceflights, including one on the Russian Mir space station. Thagard also holds the record for the longest spaceflight by an American on a space station.
Guion Bluford was the first African American to go into space.