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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, Russian pronunciation: ; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraftcompleted an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.

Yuri Gagarin


Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and honours, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's

Yuri Gagarin