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Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin is a Russian pilot and astronaut who was the first man ever in the outer space.
His parents were peasants working in a farm, but Yuri became interested in space and planets when he was a schoolboy. He then joined a pilot school and became a MIG-15 fighter pilot. He loved ice-hockey and basketball. He was selected to join space program in 1960. Then he flew into space on the spacecraft named VOSTOK 1. He made a circle around the earth and landed safely. Then he became the national hero. He died in an aircraft accident in 1968. His hometown was then renamed Gagarin.

Born: March 9, 1934 in Russia Died: March 27, 1968 in Russia Job: Fighter Pilot Space Mission: VOSTOK 1 Date: April 12, 1961 Location: Orbit of the Earth Time in orbit: 1 hour 48 minutes

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