Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Roushie: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин; 9 Mairch 1934 – 27 Mairch 1968) wis a Soviet pilot an cosmonaut. He wis the first human tae jurney intae ooter space whan his Vostok spacecraft completit an orbit o the Yird on 12 Apryle 1961.[1]
| Yuri Gagarin Юрий Гагарин | |
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 Soviet cosmonaut The first human in space | |
| Naotionality | Soviet |
| Status | Deceased |
| Born | Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin 9 Mairch 1934 Klushino, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Dee'd | 27 Mairch 1968 (aged 34) Novosyolovo, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union |
Ither thrift | Pilot |
| Rank | Colonel (Polkovnik), Soviet Air Forces |
Time in space | 1 oor, 48 minutes |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions | Vostok 1 |
| Awairds |   |
Gagarin becam an internautional celebrity an wis awairdit mony medals an teetles, includin Hero o the Soviet Union, the naition's heichest honour. Vostok 1 merked his anerly spaceflicht, but he served as backup crew tae the Soyuz 1 mission (that endit in a fatal crash). Gagarin later becam depute trainin director o the Cosmonaut Trainin Centre ootside Moscow, that wis later named efter him. Gagarin dee'd in 1968 whan the MiG-15 trainin jet he wis pilotin crashed. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale awairds the Yuri A. Gagarin Gowd Medal in his honour.
Philately and numismatics
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Belarusian stamp, 2001
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- ↑ Wilson, Jim (13 Apryle 2011). "Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space" (in Inglis). NASA. Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2023. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2023.