What was the first man made object in space?

First Human-Made Object to Enter Space In 1949, the "Bumper-WAC" became the first human-made object to enter space as it climbed to an altitude of 393 kilometers (244 miles). The rocket consisted of a JPL WAC Corporal missile sitting atop a German-made V-2 rocket. read more

If "to be in space" doesn't mean to orbit (which can be disputed) then probably the first man made object to reach space was V2 rocket launched in 1944 to an altitude of 176 kilometers well beyond the 100 km altitude generally considered, but still disputed, to be the border of space. read more

The first man made object in space was a Nazi German V2 rocket on October 3, 1942. read more