what sputnik wine, 4 years later, uri garvin became the 1st man in space. while in 1963 ballantine and parish, colbert became the 1st woman. alexi lee own also took the 1st space walk 2 years later, which lasted for just over 12 minutes. and in 1986 construction began on the 1st permanently man space station called mer, meaning peace. in english, it played home to cosmo knots and astronauts from around the globe until 2001 vladimir putin took the time to praise generations for working together on the space program. did assure you a but only as others. russia has its own unique solutions for solving defense tossed in space. exploration behind that is the hard work of many generations of workers. engine isn't scientists. we were the 1st in space because people who worked at space exploration enterprises devoted their whole lives to the interests of the motherland to serving their people. i'm here at the kremlin state palace were an enormous ceremony, has been organized to celebrate day of the cosmo knots here in russia. vladimir putin even personally congratu