1st Man In Space
Yuri alekseyevich gagarin 9 march 1934 27 march 1968 was a soviet air forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space achieving a major milestone in the space race.
1st man in space. His capsule vostok 1 completed one orbit of earth on 12 april 1961. Yuri gagarin was the first person to fly in space. On that day in 1961 russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin left on the way to the launch pad became the first human in space making a 108 minute orbital flight in his vostok 1 spacecraft.
On april 12 1961 55 years ago today russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin launched into the great beyond becoming the first human in space. His flight on april 12 1961 lasted 108 minutes as he circled the earth for a little more than one orbit in the soviet union s vostok. On april 12 1961 aboard the spacecraft vostok 1 soviet cosmonaut yuri alekseyevich gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space.
Geroy sovietskogo soyuza was the highest distinction in the soviet union awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the soviet state and society. герой советского союза romanized. On february 5 1971 alan shepard the first american in space became the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon as part of the apollo 14 lunar landing mission.
When he came back to earth gagarin was looked upon as not. It was test pilot joe kittinger. During the flight the 27 year old test pilot and.
Few people know it but the first man in space wasn t an astronaut. It was another body blow to american pride. When shepard heard the news he slammed his fist down on a table so hard a nasa public relations officer feared he might have broken his hand.