2007-03-08 12:30:24 · 12 answers · asked by Richard W 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yuri Gagarin
http://www.spacetoday.org/History/ManInSpaceFirsts/FirstGuys.html
2007-03-08 12:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yuri was the first man in Space, but John Glenn was the first man in Orbit aboard Friendship 7.
2007-03-08 20:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer Champion is off a bit. Without even looking it up, John Glenn went into orbit 2/20/62, so OVER 45 years ago, not 40 years ago Wednesday.
2007-03-08 20:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by baron_von_party 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Russian Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.
2007-03-08 20:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That lived? The Soviets had several cosmonauts die in orbit attempts, Yuri Gargaran was the first we heard about.
2007-03-08 22:51:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ernie R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Glenn vividly remembers everything about the day, 40 years ago Wednesday, when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
2007-03-08 20:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Answer Champion 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2007-03-08 21:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First astronaut was an ape sent up by the ruskies
2007-03-08 21:14:08 · answer #8 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yury Gugarian.... he was a soviet cosomnaught. i think thats how you spell his name
2007-03-08 20:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a Russian.
2007-03-12 15:00:13 · answer #10 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋