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First Man in Space and First Satellite in Space:
First Man/Animals/Tourist in Space:
| First Man/Animals/Tourist in Space | Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| First animal in space | Laika (Dog) | 1957 |
| First man in space | Yuri Gagarin | 1961 |
| First American in space | Allan Shepard | 1961 |
| First woman in space | Valentina Tereshkova | 1963 |
| First man to walk in space | Alexei Leonov | 1965 |
| First man to land on moon | Neil Armstrong | 1969 |
| First US woman in space | Sally Ride | 1983 |
| First woman to walk in space | Svetlana Savitskaya | 1984 |
| First Indian in space | Rakesh Sharma | 1984 |
| First Indian (US) woman in space | Kalpana Chawla | 1997 |
| First space tourist | Denis Tito | 2001 |
| First woman space tourist | Anousheh Ansari | 2006 |
| First Satellite in Space | Name of the Satellite | Year |
| First satellite in space | Sputnik (USSR) | 1957 |
| First US satellite | Explorer I | 1958 |
| First British satellite | Ariel I | 1962 |
| First Chinese satellite | Don Fang Hong I | 1970 |
| First French satellite | Asterix | 1965 |
| First Indian satellite | Aryabhatta | 1975 |