Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first person to travel to space on April 12, 1961. He orbited Earth in the Vostok 1 spacecraft for approximately 108 minutes.
Yuri Gagarin went to space in the Russian spacecraft Vostok 1. in 1961.
October 29, 1998 on Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95)
No, the first man went up after sputnik's launch. For more info, search "Yuri Gagagarin"
Christa McAuliffe was a high school teacher selected to be the first private citizen in space as part of the NASA Teacher in Space Project. She went up in space to inspire and engage students in STEM education and to bring awareness to the importance of space exploration. Tragically, the Challenger space shuttle carrying McAuliffe and six other astronauts exploded shortly after launch in 1986.
In 1961, the space race escalated as the Soviet Union launched the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space aboard Vostok 1. This event was a significant achievement, with the USA intensifying efforts to catch up with the Soviet Union in space exploration.
she went into space because she was studying a science program and went up to space to test it out :)
Helen Sharman was the first English WOMAN in space. She went up in Soyuz 12 on 18th May 1991 to visit the International Space Station
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN Roberta Bender went up to space
Satellites went up in rockets, so both at the same time. Unless you mean a rocket with a person in it, in which case the satellites went up first.
space ships and satellites
Yuri Gagarin went to space in the Russian spacecraft Vostok 1. in 1961.
Sally Kristen Ride, the first woman in space, went up June 18, 1983 on the Challenger shuttle.
Spacecraft have been linking up in space since the 1960s. An American and a Soviet spacecraft linked up in 1975 for the first time.
October 29, 1998 on Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95)
No
No, the first man went up after sputnik's launch. For more info, search "Yuri Gagagarin"
actually a chimpanze went up into space is what really happend.