March 9, 1934 – Yuri Gagarin’s Birth Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934–1968) was born in the village of Klushino near Gzhatsk. He graduated with honors from the 1st Military Aviation School of Pilots named after K.E. Voroshilov in Chkalov (Orenburg) and served in the Northern Fleet’s aviation. On December 9, 1959, he submitted a request to be considered for the cosmonaut program, marking the start of his rigorous journey to space. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin becam...
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...e the first human in history to travel into space. He stepped into the unknown, becoming a pioneer of the space age. After 108 minutes in orbit, he successfully landed in the Saratov region. Gagarin became the face of the Soviet Union, his smile symbolizing the best of the USSR. Invited by foreign governments and organizations, he visited around 30 countries. He continued working at the Cosmonaut Training Center until his death on March 27, 1968, during a training flight near the village o...
