Space firsts by Lucas T (ESNEW00896)

First animal in space

esnew00896lt — 2025-03-13 11:15:06 UTC

The first animal in space was a dog called Laika in a Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on 3rd of November, 1957.

First man in space

esnew00896lt — 2025-03-13 11:19:05 UTC

The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin on a Soviet Union he was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour.

First woman in space

esnew00896lt — 2025-03-13 11:23:40 UTC

On 16 June 1963, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space.

Tereshkova was launched on a solo mission aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6.

First person to walk on the moon

esnew00896lt — 2025-03-13 11:28:04 UTC

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov who became the first human ever to walk in space on a Voskhod 2” mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

First station in orbit

esnew00896lt — 2025-03-13 11:32:59 UTC

Salyut

On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union placed into orbit Salyut, the world's first space station.