Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human travel into outer space: his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.
Also Known As:Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin·Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин·Юрий Гагарин·Youri Alexeïevitch Gagarine·Juri Alexejewitsch Gagarin·Jurij Alekseevič Gagarin·Youri Gagarine·
Biography:Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human travel into outer space: his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.