Who was the man to go to outer space?
2006-12-27 13:39:23 · 5 answers · asked by <font color=blue> love < 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Man - Yuri Gagarin
Woman - Valentina Terescova
2006-12-27 13:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Soviet Air Force Colonel Yuri Akexseyevich Gagarin ''RUSSIA / USSR / CCCP''
Yuri Gagarin was born near Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. He died on March 27, 1968. Yuri joined the Soviet Air Force in 1955. By 1959, he was training to become a cosmonaut.
On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth! The name of his spacecraft was Vostok 1. Vostok 1 had two sections. One section was for Yuri. The second section was for supplies needed for Gagarin to live such as oxygen and water.
Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour. The flight lasted 108 minutes. Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer. Yuri Gagarin did not land inside of Vostok 1. He ejected from the spacecraft and landed by parachute.
Yuri Gagarin was killed in a plane crash on March, 27, 1968 before he could travel in space a second time.
2006-12-27 13:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by Steven H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-12-27 13:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by bukrub66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-12-27 13:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by Answer Master Dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuri Gagarin
2006-12-27 13:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋