The first Satellite in space was the Russian Sputnik on the Listen to the sound of the Sputnik |
When did the first human go into space?
The first man in space was a Russian Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut This picture came from a website that shows an offical booklet published at the time of the Russian's historic journey. We hope they will not mind if we use this picture.
The first words spoken by a man in space. |
Animals in Space The first animals sent into space were fruit flies in 1947. Animals in space from The true story of Laika the dog. 3rd November 1957 Dog launched into space: from the BBC archives. |
Have humans ever been to the moon?
Lots of information to be found on this site.
Ask your parents what they were doing on the 21st July 1969.
Follow the links on the following page and watch the video.
On this day 21st July 1969 - from the BBC
