Multiple choice general knowledge First Person in Space Neil Armstrong Rakesh Sharma Yuri Gagarin Both 1 and 2 Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union became the first human in space on April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon (1969), not space, and Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian in space (1984).