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Bookmark or Share- 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. Learn more about Gagarin in this article.
- Yuri Gagarin: the spaceman who came in from the cold - BBCYuri Gagarin belied the West's austere impression of the Soviet Union – a charming, easygoing Russian with a ready smile. The first man in space became a powerful propaganda tool. It was the...
- Yuri Gagarin: First Human in Space - NASA ScienceOn 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 I spacecraft. The flight lasted 108 minutes.
- Yuri Gagarin | The first human in space | New ScientistFull name: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. Birth: 9 March 1934, Klushino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Death: 27 March 1968, Novosyolovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet...
- 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. By: Sarah Pruitt Updated: May 16, 2023 ...
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