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Bookmark or Share- "Let's go!" — Remembering Yuri Gagarin, 60 years on - Astronomy MagazineThe first human spaceflight stunned the world on April 12, 1961. But famed Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had been preparing for that moment all of his life.
- Yuri Gagarin: Facts about the first human in space | SpaceYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human in space. In 1961, he orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 space capsule, the first-ever crewed spacecraft. As a...
- What Really Happened to Yuri Gagarin, the First Man in Space?Seven years after becoming the first man to fly into outer space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin died in a plane crash under mysterious circumstances.
- Yuri Gagarin | Biography & Facts | BritannicaYuri 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.
- Biography of Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space - ThoughtCoYuri 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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