Question: What was the name of the first satellite, and first person to go in space? Need dates and rocket names also? I want to know the names of the people, rocket and the dates on which these events took place.

Answer: The first satellite was named Sputnik, which means Explorer in Russian.  I don't remember who was the first person to go into space.  I was pretty young at the time.  The name Yuri Gregaron comes to mind, but I'm really scratching my gray head over where I got that.
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