...hilov 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 became 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 smil...