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World Space Week: Which countries have sent people to space?
At least 746 people from 52 countries have been to space, from career astronauts to paying tourists.
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At least 746 individuals from 52 nations have traveled to space, encompassing both career astronauts and paying tourists. The milestone coincides with the 69th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. Sputnik 1’s flight on this day in 1957 inaugurated the Space Age and sparked a competition with the United States that shaped subsequent space exploration.
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