2006-06-19 01:52:43 · 28 answers · asked by Segee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-19 01:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have dreamt of travelling in space for thousands of years, but it didn't become a reality until about 40 years ago.
On 12 April, 1961, the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off into orbit in his Vostok 1 spacecraft.
He circled the Earth once at an altitude of 320 km (200 miles).
"The Earth is blue," he said in awe.
2006-06-19 02:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-24 07:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by rinjam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first living creature from Earth in space was Laika, a Siberian husky (1957 in Sputnik 2).
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin (1961 in Vostok 1),
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova (1963 in Vostok 6). They were all Russians.
2006-06-22 11:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by brucebirchall 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-19 01:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russian-Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-21 00:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-19 01:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-06-19 01:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by Naman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Early life
Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino near Gzhatsk, a region west of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 1934 (the town would be renamed Gagarin in 1968 to honour Yuri), and his parents worked on a collective farm. While manual laborers are described in official reports as "peasants," this is something of an exaggeration: his mother was reportedly a voracious reader, and his father a skilled carpenter. Yuri was the third of four children, and his elder sister helped raise him while his parents worked. Like millions of people in the Soviet Union, the Gagarin family suffered great hardship in World War II. His two elder siblings were taken away to Germany in 1943, and did not return until after the war. His teachers described Gagarin as intelligent and hard-working, if occasionally mischievous. His mathematics teacher flew in the Red Army Air Force during the war, which presumably made some substantial impression on young Gagarin.
After starting an apprenticeship in a metalworks as a foundryman, Gagarin was selected for further training at a high technical school in Saratov. While there, he joined the "AeroClub," and learned to fly a light aircraft, a hobby that began to take up an increasing proportion of his time. Through dint of effort, rather than brilliance, he reportedly mastered both; in 1955, after completing his technical schooling, he entered military flight training at the Orenburg Pilot's School. While there he met Valentina Goryacheva, whom he married in 1957, after gaining his pilot's wings in a MiG-15. After graduating, he was posted at an airbase in Murmansk region, near the Norwegian border, where terrible weather made flying risky. As a full-grown man, Gagarin was 5 feet 2 inches (approx. 157.5cm) tall
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Nationality: Soviet
Date of birth: March 9, 1934
Date of death: March 27, 1968
Place of birth: Klushino, Russia
Place of death: Kirzhach, Russia
Previous Occupation: Pilot
Rank: Soviet Air Force Colonel
Time Spent in Space: 1 hour, 48 minutes
Selection: Air Force Group 1
Mission(s): Vostok 1
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2006-06-19 02:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by prince12490 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Major Yuri Gagarin (Russian) was the first person in space.
2006-06-19 01:55:55 · answer #10 · answered by ginabgood1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋