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Yuri Gagarin

Russian - (RFSA)

Deceased

Date of Birth: March 9, 1934
Date of Death: March 27, 1968


Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarʲɪn]; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He became the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed one orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.

Vostok-K | Vostok 1

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Status: Success
Mission:

The first crewed space launch & the first orbital launch. It carried the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who completed 1 orbit before safely re-entering the atmosphere, he ejected from his capsule at an altitude of 7 km in order to parachute safely to the ground. The mission lasted 108 minutes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Administrator: Yuri Borisov

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