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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.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) defines spaceflight as any flight over 100 kilometres in altitude – the two grey-shaded regions. This is a list of space travellers by first flight. The table is listed in chronological order from the date of first flight.
Apr 12, 2021 · It has been 60 years since a Russian cosmonaut called Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. He completed a full orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961 on-board the spacecraft Vostok 1.
Oct 22, 2024 · 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.
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Apr 12, 2021 · The first man in space became a powerful propaganda tool. Yuri Gagarin belied the West's austere impression of the Soviet Union – a charming, easygoing Russian with a ready smile.
Apr 11, 2021 · 2:57. Yuri Gagarin: Sixty years since the first man went into space. 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...
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Apr 12, 2021 · It has been 60 years since a Russian cosmonaut called Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. He completed a full orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961 on-board the spacecraft Vostok 1.
