First Independent Human Spaceflight By Country
| Country | Mission and launch vehicle | Crew | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSR | Vostok 1, Vostok-K | Yuri Gagarin | 12 April 1961 | Orbital |
| USA | Freedom 7, Mercury-Redstone | Alan Shepard | 5 May 1961 | Sub-orbital |
| Russia |
Soyuz TM-14, Soyuz-U2 | Klaus-Dietrich Flade Aleksandr Kaleri Aleksandr Viktorenko |
17 March 1992 | Orbital |
| China | Shenzhou 5, Long March 2F | Yang Liwei | 15 October 2003 | Orbital |
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