Article Detail Name of the first man to go into the space ? Answer: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) Similar Questions : 1. Who was first man to set foot on moon ? Answer: Neil Armstrong (USA) 2. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Answer: Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France) 3. Who was first female Space Tourist ? Answer: Mrs. Anousheh Ansari in 2004 4. Who was first European Invader of Indian Soil ? Answer: Alexander 5. Who was First man to reach North Pole ? Answer: Robert Peary 6. Who was the first person to sail around the world ? Answer: Ferdinand Magellan 7. Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia Read more from - First in World