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HistoryList - The First 10 People in Space

The First 10 People in Space
  Date Flight Who Notes
1 April 12, 1961 Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin First human in space
2 May 5, 1961 Mercury 3 Alan Shephard sub-orbital flight (Freedom 7)
3 July 21, 1961 Mercury 4 Gus Grisson sub-orbital flight (Liberty Bell 7)
4 August 6, 1961 Vostock 2 Gherman Titov  
5 February 20, 1962 Mercury 6 John Glenn (Friendship 7)
6 May 24, 1962 Mercury 7 M. Scott Carpenter (Aurora 7)
7 August 11, 1962 Vostock 3 Andrian Nikolayev First joint mission with Vostock 4
8 August 12, 1962 Vostock 4 Pavel Popovich  
9 October 3, 1962 Mercury 8 Walter Schirra (Sigma 7)
10 May 15, 1963 Mercury 9 L. Gordon Cooper (Faith 7)
Content provided by: Larry Gormley, HistoryShots

Source(s): Smithsonian Guides: Spaceflight 1995

Comments: Includes sub-orbital flights

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