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sputnik 1 was the first satellite put in to space. it was lunched by the USSR. https://www.britannica.com/science/space-exploration/History-of-space-exploration
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on 4/12/1961 soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, was the first person in space. he orbited the earth in the Vostok 1 space ship. https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2326413030?searchid=1760638237&accountid=3541