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      • Gagarin [ gah- gahr -in, g uh -; Russian guh- gah - r yin ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun Yu·ri A·le·kse·ye·vich [yoor, -ee al-ik-, sey, -, uh, -vich, yoo, -, r, yi uh-lyi-, ksye, -yi-vyich], 1934–68, Russian astronaut: first human being to make an orbital space flight (1961).
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  2. 3 days ago · Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut who on April 12, 1961, became the first man to travel into space. His Vostok 1 spacecraft orbited Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude of 187 miles, bringing Gagarin immediate worldwide fame. Learn more about Gagarin in this article.

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  3. Apr 27, 2020 · Gagarin, Yuri Source: The Oxford Companion to World Exploration Author(s): Christine Miranda (1934–1968),the first human in space. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934, in Klushino ...

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    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin[a][b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.

  5. Gagarin definition: Russian astronaut. See examples of GAGARIN used in a sentence.

  6. Apr 11, 2021 · Sixty years ago, a man went into space for the very first time. For the USSR, Yuri Gagarin’s single orbit of the Earth was a huge achievement and propaganda coup. There will be celebrations...

  7. Apr 11, 2018 · April 12 is the day the Soviet rocket Vostok 1 lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The payload for this mission was Yuri Gagarin who became the first human to leave Earth's atmosphere and enter outer space. Find out more and what else occurred April 12 in science history.

  8. May 15, 2019 · Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. Learn more about Gagarin's role in the Soviet space program and his historic trip into Earth's orbit.

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