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Yuri Gagarin

Also known as Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin, Yuriy Alekseyevich Gagarin, Yuriy Alexeyevich Gagarin, Yury Alekseyevich Gagarin, Yury Alexeyevich Gagarin, Yuriy Gagarin, Yury Gagarin

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person 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. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to travel into space when he orbited Earth aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, in a 108-minute flight. His achievement made him an international celebrity and a major symbol of Soviet success during the Space Race, earning him his country's highest honor, Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Gender: Male
Country: Soviet Union
Active from: 1934
Active to: 1968

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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first person to journey into outer space during the first successful crewed spaceflight. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. The flight took 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and earned numerous accolades, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

Hailing from the village of Klushino in the Russian SFSR, Gagarin was a foundryman at a steel plant in Lyubertsy in his youth. He later joined the Soviet Air Forces as a pilot and was stationed at the Luostari Air Base, near the Norway–Soviet Union border, before his selection for the Soviet space programme alongside five other cosmonauts. Following his spaceflight, Gagarin became the deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre, which was later named after him. He was also elected as a deputy of the Soviet of the Union in 1962 and then to the Soviet of Nationalities, the lower and upper chambers of the Supreme Soviet respectively.