Yuri Gagarin - Wikipedia
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] [b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to …
1961: First Man in Space - Guinness World Records
Aug 19, 2015 · On 12 April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (USSR, now Russia) became the first human to orbit the Earth.
60 Years Ago: Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in Space
On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space during a suborbital flight aboard his Mercury capsule named Freedom 7. Three weeks later, based on the success of …
April 1961 - First Human Entered Space - NASA
Nov 3, 2023 · Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 …
May 1961 - First US Man Entered Space - NASA
Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule for a 15 minute suborbital flight with no communication glitches. He was the first person from the US and the second person to enter …
BBC ON THIS DAY | 12 | 1961: Soviets win space race - BBC News
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman cosmonaut in 1963 and two years later Alexei Leonov became the first man to perform a space walk. However, the Americans did beat the …
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test...
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space - HISTORY
Nov 24, 2009 · On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel …
BBC Archive 1961: Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
Jun 3, 2024 · Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first man in space on 12 April 1961. Major Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes, travelling at more than …
Yuri Gagarin: Facts about the first human in space | Space
Jan 11, 2024 · Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human in space. In 1961, he orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 space capsule, the first-ever …