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Personal Fact File | | | | Birthdate | | Klushino ( Nr. Moscow ), March 9,1934 | | Death | | Nr. Moscow, March 27, 1968 | | Nationality | | Russian | | Gender | | Male | | Famous For | | First Man in Space |
History
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to venture into space and return. He made his first venture into space on April 12th
1961. He went on his own in the Vostok 1 space capsules so if he didn't come back, Russia would've only lost one
pilot instead of multiple. His journey lasted just under two hours, not much time to carry many experiments out.
It was mainly to see if a man could get up and back and live. It proved once more that Russia could and would
outclass the American when it came to space exploration. It would not be until Neil Armstrong reaching the moon
that America would get one back on Russia.
Yuri was born in Klushino near Moscow to a carpenter father. He moved when the Germans launched their attack on
Russia. His journey from farm boy to cosmonaut was via schooling where he learnt to be a technician. After
education, he became interested in flying and took lessons then joined the Russian air force. He worked his way
through the air force, volunteering to be a test pilot. He got picked for space flight and took off from on Earth
on the 12th April 1961 for a short journey around the Earth.
He sadly died at the age of 34 in a test flight just outside Russia. He remains one of Russian's most highly
respected and loved sons.
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| | Mollie | October 30, 2007, 12:16 pm | | At school I have to do a project about a famous person in the 1960s and i have choosen you because i needed some one intresting and you are because some others are boring.
Plz write back.!
love mollie!!!!!!!!!
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| | mike hanagan | September 7, 2006, 9:20 pm | | yuri was an inspiration to mankind. on the greatest quest that human life could ever have imagined. RESPECT. not knowing what would happen and challenging life to the extreme has my vote. Rest in peace yuri. |
| | sumbody | | | do you have more info if you do I need it today? |
| | me | | | plz get more info cuz i have a project here lol |
| | Corey Culbreth | | | How did Yuri train to become a astronaut |
| | some one | | | nice website but get more info |
| | tan xin hui | | | add more pictures |
| | sinsokomoth | | | Gagarin is the best man that I care |
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