Article Detail Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia Similar Questions : 1. Who was first woman president of a country ? Answer: Maria Estela Peron of Argentina 2. Name of the first man to go into the space ? Answer: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) 3. Who was first woman to reach the North Pole ? Answer: Ms. Fran 4. Who was first female Space Tourist ? Answer: Mrs. Anousheh Ansari in 2004 5. First men to fly an aeroplane ? Answer: Wright Brothers 6. Who was the first person to win the Nobel prize for Peace ? Answer: Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland)and Frederic Peiry (France) 7. Name of the first country to issue paper currency ? Answer: China Read more from - First in World