First man in space- Yuri A. Gagarin

First American man in space- Alan Shephard

First man to do an EVA- Alexi Leonov

First American man to do and EVA- Ed White

First animal in Space- Laika (dog)

First American animals in space- Able and Baker (monkeys)

First woman in Space- Valentina Tereshkova

First American woman in space- Sally Ride

First American man into orbit- Alan Shephard

First step to exploring space- Sputnik (USSR)

First man to sleep in space- Gordan Cooper

First man to orbit Earth- John Glenn

First person to take a second trip into space- Gus Grissom

First African American man in space- Guy Bluford

First African American woman in space- Mae Jemison

First American woman to pilot a spacecraft- Eileen Collins

First Canadian man in space- Marc Garneau

First Canadian woman in space- Roberta Bondar