Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin
Юрий Гагарин
Born	Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin (1934-03-09)9 March 1934 Klushino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 March 1968(1968-03-27) (aged 34) Novosyolovo, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Space career
Soviet Union cosmonaut The first human in space
Rank	Colonel (Polkovnik), Soviet Air Force
Time in space	1 hour, 48 minutes
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Vostok 1
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Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968) ^[1] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (astronaut). He was the first person to travel into space.

1. ↑ (in Russian) "Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин". Astronaut.ru. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2010-03-14.