In the course of human exploration of the universe, the astronauts of the Soviet Union, the United States and China wrote a glorious page. In April 1961, Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union went into space aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, becoming the first person in the world to go into space. Just a month later, Alan Shepard of the United States also embarked on a journey into space. In China, Yang Liwei successfully entered space in 2003 aboard the "Shenzhou 5" spacecraft, marking China as the third country after the Soviet Union and the United States to independently send astronauts into space.
In addition to the above three countries, other countries have also made remarkable achievements in the field of space exploration. Astronauts from the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Iran, India and other countries have all been in space, demonstrating the spirit of active exploration in the field of space by countries around the world.
It is worth mentioning an amazing achievement of Vietnam in 1980. Fan Zun flew into space aboard the Soviet Union's Soyuz-37 spacecraft and spent 7 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes in space. This feat made Pham Zun the first Asian to go into space, writing a new chapter in the aerospace industry in Vietnam and in Asia as a whole.
In the field of space exploration, China continues to make breakthroughs. In addition to successfully sending astronauts into space, China was also the first country to build its own space station. The International Space Station is jointly built by 16 countries including the United States and Russia, while China's space station will be built independently by China, which will further promote China's international status in the field of space.
In short, the historic breakthroughs in the field of space exploration have not only demonstrated the wisdom and courage of mankind, but also provided more possibilities for our exploration of the universe. In the days to come, we look forward to more countries making new achievements in this field and jointly writing a new chapter in space exploration.