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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.
She was the first woman in space, in 1963.
Astronauts are exploring the space and the moon , as all of us can not go out there. They are also exploring the space and the moon to find new things.
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Well the first american in space was alan sheaperd, john glenn was first to orbit earth tho.
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
The first human to go into orbit was Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaught.
The U.S. sent Astronaut Alan Shepard into space on May 5th, 1961. This was 23 days after the Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12th, 1961.
Yes, it can be say that a astronaut is a scientist , as astronaut which were sent by space agencies are trained . astronaut is also be a an engineer as the modeler of the spacecraft.
The name of the first astronaut to fly in space was Alan .b. Shepard.
Astronaut Yuri Gagarian
Pedro Duque was the first astronaut in space.
The astronaut spent thirty days in space. They sent the astronaut to the station to see if it was still intact.
Alan Shepard was the first US astronaut and the second person in space.
John F. Kennedy was the President on May 5, 1961 when astronaut Alan Shepherd was launched into a sub-orbital space flight.
Kalpana Chawla is famous for being the first Indian American astronaut, as well as the first Indian woman that was sent into space. She was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster in 2003.