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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.

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    Vostok 1 (Russian: Восток, East or Orient 1) was the first spaceflight of the Vostok programme and the first human orbital spaceflight in history. The Vostok 3KA space capsule was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 12 April 1961, with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin aboard, making him the first human to reach orbital velocity around the ...

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  4. Vostok 1. Signature. souvenir sheet depicting Vostok 1 mission, and cosmonaut Gagarin (over row) Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin ( Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968) [1] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut ( astronaut ). He was the first person to travel into space.

  5. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, Jurij Aleksejevič Gagarin Russian pronunciation: [ˈjurʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪvʲɪtɕ gɐˈgarʲɪn]; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space ...

  6. Jun 11, 2018 · Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934, the third of four children of Aleksey Ivanovich and Anna Gagarin. The family lived on a collective farm in Klushino, Russia, where his father was a carpenter and his mother was a dairy-maid. Gagarin grew up helping them with their work.

  7. Apr 10, 2011 · Yuri Gagarin was one of 20 prospective cosmonauts selected for the Soviet space programme in 1960. The candidates were put through a gruelling training regime, including long stays in isolation...

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