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First US Animals in Space
The USA sent the first US animals into space a monkey name Albert II, fruit flies, etc. -
First Satelite to Orbit Earth
The Soviet Union became the first nation to launch an artificial satellite into orbit around the Earth. -
First Animal in Space
The USSR sent the first animal into space a dog named Laika who was the first animal to orbit the Earth. -
First US Satelite
The US launches the first US satellite Explorer 1, to achieve orbit around the Earth. -
First Craft Moon Landing
The Soviet Union launched Luna II, the first spacecraft to successfully reach the moon. -
First Human in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the planet. -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard became the first American in space (did not orbit the Earth). -
First Woman in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first women in space. -
First Space Walk
Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov completed the first space walk. -
First American Space Walk
American astronaut Ed White became the first American to conduct a space walk. -
First Human Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the humans that did so. -
First Space Station
The first space station was Salyut 1, which was launched by the Soviet Union. -
First American Space Station
The first American space station made was Skylab. -
First American Woman in Space
On June 18, 1983 US astronaut Sally Kristen Ride became the first US women in space.
