Article Detail Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia Similar Questions : 1. Who won first Nobel prize for physics ? Answer: W.K. Roentgen (Germany) 2. Who was first space tourist ? Answer: Dennis Tito of USA in 2001 3. Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia 4. Who was the first person to win the Nobel prize for Peace ? Answer: Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland)and Frederic Peiry (France) 5. Who was the first man to draw the map of earth ? Answer: Anexemander 6. Who was first woman president of a country ? Answer: Maria Estela Peron of Argentina 7. Name of First Woman Prime Minister of a Country ? Answer: Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka) Read more from - First in World