The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
The first man in space was sent by the Soviet Union, which is now modern-day Russia. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The United States was in the Space Race with Russia. Russia sent its first man in space first, but the United States retaliated and sent Neil Armstrong to the moon, making him the first man on the moon.
The Soviet Union (modern-day Russia) sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space and back on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
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Alan Shepard
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
The first man in space was sent by the Soviet Union, which is now modern-day Russia. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
Man first sent an onject into space in 1957. This object was the Soviet Union's satellite Sputnik 1.
The United States was in the Space Race with Russia. Russia sent its first man in space first, but the United States retaliated and sent Neil Armstrong to the moon, making him the first man on the moon.
Russia sent a dog. The USA sent a chimp.
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The Soviet Union (modern-day Russia) sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space and back on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
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.