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The first astronaut in space was the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in April of 1961. His flight lasted for 108 minutes in which he orbited Earth once. The first American in space was Alan Shepard in May of 1961.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf you mean specifically an AMERICAN space traveler (Astronaut), then the first man was Alan Shepard.
If you include ANY human space traveler, including Soviet/Russian Cosmonauts, then the first man was Yuri Gagarin.
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∙ 12y agoAlan Shepard was the first u.s. astronaut in space
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∙ 13y agoThe first astronaut was Alan B. Shepherd.Please note Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in space.
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∙ 11y agoAlan Shepard
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