Yuri Gagarin was the first human to journey into outer space. Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
The first people in space were Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union and Alan Shepard from the United States. Yuri Gagarin's flight on April 12, 1961, made him the first human to travel into space, while Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961.
Before John Glenn, six people went up to space: Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra.
No, John Glenn was not the first man in space. The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn's flight in 1962 made him the first American to orbit the Earth, while Alan Shepard's flight in 1961 was a suborbital flight, meaning he went up and came straight back down. Glenn's flight lasted longer and was more complex than Shepard's.
The first seven astronauts selected by NASA in 1959 were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. They were known as the "Mercury Seven" and participated in the early space missions of the United States.
The first people in space were Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union and Alan Shepard from the United States. Yuri Gagarin's flight on April 12, 1961, made him the first human to travel into space, while Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961.
Before John Glenn, six people went up to space: Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra.
John Glenn or Alan Shepard
No, John Glenn was not the first man in space. The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962.
John Glenn's flight in 1962 made him the first American to orbit the Earth, while Alan Shepard's flight in 1961 was a suborbital flight, meaning he went up and came straight back down. Glenn's flight lasted longer and was more complex than Shepard's.
Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space. He was beaten by Yuri Gagarin just 23 days earlier but with hindsight had the United States Government not delayed he could have been the first man in space. But he did not go into Earth-orbit as Gagarin did. The first American to orbit the Earth was John Glenn and later Shepard was to feel overshadowed by Glenn.
The first seven astronauts selected by NASA in 1959 were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. They were known as the "Mercury Seven" and participated in the early space missions of the United States.
Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space. He was beaten by Yuri Gagarin just 23 days earlier but with hindsight had the United States Government not delayed he could have been the first man in space. But he did not go into Earth-orbit as Gagarin did. The first American to orbit the Earth was John Glenn and later Shepard was to feel overshadowed by Glenn.
The first five people in space were Yuri Gagarin (Soviet Union), Gherman Titov (Soviet Union), Alan Shepard (United States), Gus Grissom (United States), and John Glenn (United States).
Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union was the first person in space on April 12, 1961. Alan Shepard of the United States was the second person in space on May 5, 1961.
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR and Alan Shepard of the US, though his was a sub-orbital flight. John Glen was the first US astronaut to match Gagarin and orbit the Earth.
Alan Shepard was the first American in space