// soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) flew to space once, spending 0.1 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Vostok 1, 1961.

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Spaceflights

Apr 12, 1961

Vostok 1Vostok 8K72 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality: Soviet Union
Born: 1934
Died: 1968
Occupation: aircraft pilot, astronaut, military officer, politician
Employer: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Central Committee of the AULYCL
Military branch: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Soviet Air Forces
Rank: colonel

In space

Spaceflights: 1
Time in space: 0.07 days
First flight: April 12, 1961
Education: Saratov Pedagogical College; Orenburg Military Aviation Piloting High School; Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy; Lyubertsy technical school
Awards (Wikidata): 28: Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR…

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