Article Detail Name of the first man to go into the space ? Answer: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) Similar Questions : 1. First President of United States of America ? Answer: George Washington 2. Who was first woman to reach the North Pole ? Answer: Ms. Fran 3. Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia 4. Name of the first country to issue paper currency ? Answer: China 5. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Answer: Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France) 6. Who was First man to reach South Pole ? Answer: Ronald Amundsen 7. Who was the first man to compile the Encyclopaedia ? Answer: Aspheosis Read more from - First in World