On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin Became the First Human to Orbit Earth, Returning a Hero — but Soviet Authorities Had Also Prepared a Statement in Case He Did Not Survive
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On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, returning a hero — but Soviet authorities had also prepared a statement in case he did not survive
On 12 April 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space. His Vostok 1 spacecraft carried him around Earth once before he returned by parachute. The entire flight, from launch to Gagarin’s landing, lasted 108 minutes. History remembers the mission as a triumph. Before it began, however, Soviet authorities had prepared official announcements for three possible outcomes: success, trouble during the flight and a m…
The first man in space faced a terrible fear right at the time of returning home after making history in Earth's orbit. In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin looked out of the window of his ship and found that he was really going to die burned down on the descent. As was Yuri Gagarin's trip around the Earth... The post In 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to orbit the Earth, he reported that, during the desce…
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