Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934 in the village of Klushino, Russia. He was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin's historic flight lasted 108 minutes, during which he orbited the Earth once before landing safely. He instantly became an international hero and a symbol of Soviet space achievement. Gagarin continued to work in the Soviet space program and later tragically died in a plane crash on March 27, 1968. He is remembered as a pioneering figure in the history of space exploration.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934 in the village of Klushino, Russia. He was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin's historic flight lasted 108 minutes, during which he orbited the Earth once before landing safely. He instantly became an international hero and a symbol of Soviet space achievement. Gagarin continued to work in the Soviet space program and later tragically died in a plane crash on March 27, 1968. He is remembered as a pioneering figure in the history of space exploration.