What was the purpose of the American satellite,
Explorer I?

The first American satellite

Explanation:

Explorer I was the first American satellite to go to space. It was launched in 1958 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Explorer I was the response to the Sputnik I launched by the Soviet Union. The purpose of the Explorer I was to carry scientific instruments like a cosmic ray detector in space.

valentina tereshkova

soviet cosmonaut valentina tereshkova became the first woman to fly to space when she launched on the vostok 6 mission june 16, 1963. valentina tereshkova was the first woman to go into space. in 1963, she spent almost three days in space and orbited earth 48 times in her space capsule, vostok 6.jan 22, 2018

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