Gagarin-60s

60 years ago: Yuri Gagarin, the first man to fly in space

Space blog / 04/12/2021 / By

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. His 108-minute mission Vostok 1, on 12th April 1961, completed one orbit of Earth that marked a historic achievement for the then Soviet Union. Sixty years later, his achievement, which remains a source of national pride, …

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