| First man to go into space | Yuri Gagarin, Russia |
| First woman to go into space | Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, Russia |
| First person to walk in space | Lt.Col.Alexei Leonov,USSR |
| First Space tourist | Dennis Tito, USA |
| First woman to walk in space | Svetlana Savitskaya, Russia |
| First creature on space | Laika, a dog |
| First Indian to go to space | Rakesh Sharma |
| First Indian woman in space | Kalpana Chawla |