Recorded History

Recorded History

First Human in Space

12 April 1961

On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Air Force pilot, flew once around the Earth aboard Vostok 1, becoming the first human in space.

Yuri Gagarin flew once around the Earth aboard Vostok 1, becoming the first human in space.

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