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Fruit flies were the first living thing sent into space by the United States. -
Albert II was the first monkey that made it into space launched by the United States. -
Sputnik was the first satellite into launched into space by Russia. -
Laika was the first dog launched into space by Russia. -
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space by Russia. -
John H. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. -
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman launched into space by Russia. -
Felicette was the first cat launched into space by France. -
Alexei Leonov was the first human to walk in space. -
Ed White was the first American to walk in space. -
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was from the United States. -
Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman to walk in space. She was from Russia.