space

The 1st Rocket in space

Oct 4, 1957

R-7ICBM The first rocket which actually launched something into space was used to launch Sputnik, the first satellite

First in space

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.

First North American in space

May 5, 1961

Alan B Shepard was the first U.S man in space

First man on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

First space shuttle in space

Apr 12, 1981

STS-1