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Yuri A. Gagarin

Born: March 9th 1934 Klushino, RSFSR, Soviet Union

Died: March 27th 1968 Novosyolovo, RSFSR, Soviet Union


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Colonel Yuri A. Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth in the spacecraft, Vostok 1 on 12th April 1961, unlike many of todays astronauts / Cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin flew only one space mission which took mans space travel to the next level. As the first human being to view the earth from a spacecraft his words included "The Earth is blue, How wonderful. It is amazing". Nearly all human space explorers from the US and other countries who now participate in space travel utter similar sentiments. Colonel Gagarin died when the MiG-15 airplane he was piloting crashed near Moscow.
Mans quest for exploration and new discoveries is part of human nature and what makes man special. Because of the space race during those important years between the worlds two super powers at the time man not only flew in space but also managed to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. Many consider he was the modern day "Columbus of the Cosmos" because of that special day in mans history.
PS Note from webmaster --- I try very hard to remember that mans ability to innovate, experiment and push the bounds of science is not down to any one culture, race or country and have featured men and women from every corner of the globe during my research Steve.





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