2007-02-25 12:33:17 · 7 answers · asked by SENKUTTUVANN S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
First living creature: LAIKA, a dog in Sputnik 2 (Nov 1957). Time in Space: 162 days (2570 orbits); died after about 5 hours in space.
First man: Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin in Vostok 1 (April 1961). Time in Space: 1 hour 48 minutes (1 orbit).
First woman: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereschkova in Vostok 6 (Jun 1963). Time in Space: 2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes (48 orbits).
They were all Russians.
2007-02-25 12:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The first man-made object to achieve spaceflight was the German V-2 Rocket during test flights in 1942. The next major milestone was the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1 in 1957 which became the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. The first human spaceflight was Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, aboard which Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth.
2007-02-25 12:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by jkk12thman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Dog was the first traveler space, I believe the dog's name was Leaka!
2007-02-25 19:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be Laika the dog, aboard the Sputnik 2 satellite in November 3, 1957. Ironically, she also became the first casualty of space flight, as the Soviet engineers didn't design the craft to survive reentry.
2007-02-25 12:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by swilliamrex 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin he is a the first person put into space in April 12, 1961
2007-02-25 12:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by jay gal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut
look under space travel milestones
hope it helps
2007-02-25 12:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were the Russans. . .
2007-02-25 12:38:05 · answer #7 · answered by Walking Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋