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On April 12, 1961, the era of human spaceflight began when the Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in his Vostock 1 spacecraft. ...
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On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human to venture into space, orbiting Earth for 108 breathtaking minutes aboard the Vostok 1. At ju...
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Explore the monumental journey of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1. Witness the awe-inspiring moments as...
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Jun 3, 2024 · Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first man in space on 12 April 1961. Major Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes, travelling at more than 17,000 miles per hour...
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A documentary film titled First Orbit was shot from the International Space Station, combining sound recordings from the original flight with footage of the route taken by Gagarin. [154] The Russian, American, and Italian crew of Expedition 27 aboard the ISS sent a special video message to wish the people of the world a "Happy Yuri's Night ...
Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space on 12 April 1961. Gagarin launched from what is now Kazakhstan in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. He orbited Earth once and landed near the Russian city of Saratov. Gagarin’s flight pushed the Soviet Union ahead in the Space Race with the United States.
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Apr 10, 2011 · On the morning of 12 April 1961, the 27-year-old Gagarin was waiting to be launched into space atop a 30m-high booster at the Tyuratam test range in Kazakhstan (now the Baikonur Cosmodrome).
