First man in space

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was

the first person to fly in space. His
flight, on April 12, 1961, lasted
108 minutes as he circled the
Earth for a little more than one
orbit in the Soviet Union's
Vostok spacecraft. Following the
flight, Gagarin became a cultural
hero in the Soviet Union. Even
today, more than six decades
after the historic flight, Gagarin is
widely celebrated in Russian
space museums, with numerous Source Information:
artifacts, busts and statues https://www.space.com/16159-first-
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remains are buried at the
Kremlin in Moscow, and part of
his spacecraft is on display at the The 60th anniversary of Gagarin's
RKK Energiya museum. flight will be in 2021. The space
community also commemorates
Gagarin's achievement every year
The shuttle-Mir collaboration with Yuri's Night, a celebration that
paved the way for NASA and the takes place on his launch date of April
Russian space agency
12. Yuri's Night was founded in 2001
(Roscosmos) to become major
and attracts thousands of celebrants
partners in the International
each year.
Space Station program, which
first launched modules in 1998
and continues research today.

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(9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968)

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