The space program that launched the first person into outer space was the Soviet program called Vostok. Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
The first chimpanzee launched into outer space was named Ham. He was sent into space by NASA in 1961 aboard the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission to test the effects of space travel on a living organism.
Yes.
The first and largest of the gas giants, Jupiter is considered an outer planet.
The first winged flight into outer space and back was conducted by the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-1 mission, which launched on April 12, 1981. This mission marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, successfully demonstrating the shuttle's capability to reach low Earth orbit and return safely to Earth. The shuttle's unique design allowed for controlled reentry and landing like an airplane.
Neptune The first outer planet is Jupiter
America's first satellite launched into outer space was called the Explorer 1, and was launched in 1958.
The first manmade object in outer space was Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
The first space shuttle sent into outer space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission.
There hasn't been any animals launched into outer space.The first animal to reach space is laika the dog, but that was in close earth orbit. Laika died during the mission but she is famous.
we didn't the USSR did
Outer space was not discovered by a single person, as it has always existed. However, the first human to travel to outer space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, who orbited Earth in 1961.
The first man made, and Russian (Soviet) satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957.
The first part launched in 1998. It's not yet finished, the last module is supposed to launch in 2012. More modules could be added in the future.
The Columbia it was launched by NASA on April 12, 1981. It became the first shuttle to orbit (circle around) Earth.
The last Space Shuttle trip to outer space is still going on today, November 21, 2008. It was launched on November 14, 2008
Yuri Gargarin
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