The answer to that is going to depend on which man you're talking about.
The first manned space launches were those of Yuri Gagarin (USSR) and
Alan Shepard (USA), both in the Spring of 1961.
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The first human to go to space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, who made the journey on April 12, 1961. He orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
YURI GAGRIN WAS THE FIRST MAN and Valentina was the first women to go in space
The oldest man to go to space is John Glenn. He was 77 years old when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He made his historic flight on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The third man to go to space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. He made history by becoming the first human to travel into outer space aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first man in space on April 12, 1961.