The first man in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, as far as I know, he was Russian, not Hispanic.
The first female astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova and she was from the Soviet Union.
Astronauts do not become an astronaut until they complete their training and perform a successful spaceflight higher than 100 kilometers. Using that criteria, the first astronaut was Alan B. Shepard, who flew Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight on May 5, 1961.
The first woman in space was Soviet (Russian) cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on June 16, 1963.The first female US astronaut in space was Sally Kristen Ride in 1983. The first African-American female astronaut was Mae Jemison, and the first Hispanic female astronaut was Ellen Ochoa.The first woman in space was a Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova (1963).The first woman Astronaut in space was Sally Ride in 1983.Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She flew on the Vostok 6 mission which was launched on June 16, 1963. (Rendezvoused but did not link with Vostok 5 craft already orbiting.)Sally Ride was the first American and third woman in space. She flew on the Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission from June 18-June 24, 1983.
the answer is the space shuttle challenger
Alan B. Shepard JR
The first Hispanic male astronaut was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez. Mr. Mendez was born in Cuba, and his mission was in 1980.
The first Hispanic astronaut in space was Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz. He flew on seven Space Shuttle missions between 1986 and 2002.
The first female astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova and she was from the Soviet Union.
The name of the first astronaut to fly in space was Alan .b. Shepard.
Alan Shepard was the first US astronaut and the second person in space.
Jose M. Hernandez - Nasa Mexican AstronautThe answer above is not correct.Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, born in Cuba, was the first Hispanic person in space when launched into space for the former Soviet Union in 1978.Franklin Chang-Diaz, born in San Jose, Costa Rica was the second and first NASA American Hispanic in Space when he went to space aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986.
Roberta Bondar (born December 4, 1945 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian, a former astronaut and neurologist who flew aboard the Space Shuttle on January 22-30, 1992. Canada's first male astronaut was Canadian Navy captain Marc Garneau, who flew aboard the Space Shuttle in 1984.
spaceship
The first African Canadian astronaut was Dr. Roberta Bondar. She flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992, becoming the first neurologist in space and the first Canadian woman to travel to space.
Philip Kenyon Chapman While Chapman is the first Australian to train as an astronaut, he did not fly in space. That honour goes to Paul Scully Power, who flew on the STS-41 mission in 1984.
The first woman in space was Soviet (Russian) cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on June 16, 1963.The first female US astronaut in space was Sally Kristen Ride in 1983. The first African-American female astronaut was Mae Jemison, and the first Hispanic female astronaut was Ellen Ochoa.The first woman in space was a Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova (1963).The first woman Astronaut in space was Sally Ride in 1983.Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She flew on the Vostok 6 mission which was launched on June 16, 1963. (Rendezvoused but did not link with Vostok 5 craft already orbiting.)Sally Ride was the first American and third woman in space. She flew on the Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission from June 18-June 24, 1983.
The first astronaut from Asia was Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma from India. He flew aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft in 1984 as part of the Intercosmos program and became the first Indian to travel to space.