First Man/Animals/Tourist in Space:
| S.No. | First Man/Animals/Tourist in Space | Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First animal in space | Laika (Dog) | 1957 |
| 2. | First man in space | Yuri Gagarin | 1961 |
| 3. | First American in space | Allan Shepard | 1961 |
| 4. | First woman in space | Valentina Tereshkova | 1963 |
| 5. | First man to walk in space | Alexei Leonov | 1965 |
| 6. | First man to land on moon | Neil Armstrong | 1969 |
| 7. | First US woman in space | Sally Ride | 1983 |
| 8. | First woman to walk in space | Svetlana Savitskaya | 1984 |
| 9. | First Indian in space | Rakesh Sharma | 1984 |
| 10. | First Indian (US) woman in space | Kalpana Chawla | 1997 |
| 11. | First space tourist | Denis Tito | 2001 |
| 12. | First woman space tourist | Anousheh Ansari | 2006 |
First Satellite in Space
| S.No. | First Satellite in Space | Name of the Satellite | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First satellite in space | Sputnik (USSR) | 1957 |
| 2. | First US satellite | Explorer I | 1958 |
| 3. | First British satellite | Ariel I | 1962 |
| 4. | First Chinese satellite | Don Fang Hong I | 1970 |
| 5. | First French satellite | Asterix | 1965 |
| 6. | First Indian satellite | Aryabhatta | 1975 |
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