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Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12th 1961, when his Vostok 1 capsule, atop a Soyuz rocket was fired into space. He orbited the earth spending 1 hour and 48 minutes in space.
Added: 14th Jun 2005 by Diane Earl
Subjects: History
Key Stages: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+
Keywords:Space, USSR, Russia
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