When was Yuri Gagarin born?

Yuri Gagarin was born on 9 March 1934 in Klushino.

What positions has Yuri Gagarin held?

Positions held by Yuri Gagarin include: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Where did Yuri Gagarin study?

Yuri Gagarin was educated at Saratov Pedagogical College, Orenburg Military Aviation Piloting High School, Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Lyubertsy technical school.

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Yuri Gagarin

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Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first person to journey into outer space during the first successful crewed spaceflight. He was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. The flight took 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and earned numerous accolades, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

Quick facts

Born: 9 March 1934 wd
Place of birth: Klushino wd
Died: 27 March 1968 wd
Place of death: Novosyolovo wd
Citizenship: Soviet Union wd
Occupation: aircraft pilot, astronaut, military officer, politician, explorer wd
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1960) wd
Education: Saratov Pedagogical College, Orenburg Military Aviation Piloting High School, Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Lyubertsy technical school wd
Spouse: Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina wd

Positions held wd

deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Awards wd

Hero of the Soviet Union (1961)
Order of Lenin (1961)
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1961)
Hero of Socialist Labour of Czechoslovakia (1961)
Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria (1961)
Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1961)
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class (1961)
Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary (1961)
Order of Karl Marx (1963)
Order of the Nile (1962)
Order of Klement Gottwald
Hero of Labour (1962)
Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1961)
Order of Playa Girón (1961)
Order of the Star of Africa (1962)

About

Born in the village of Klushino in the Russian SFSR, Gagarin was a foundryman at a steel plant in Lyubertsy in his youth. He later joined the Soviet Air Forces as a pilot and was stationed at the Luostari Air Base, near the Norway–Soviet Union border, before his selection for the Soviet space programme alongside five other cosmonauts. Following his spaceflight, Gagarin became the deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre, which was later named after him. He was also elected as a deputy of the Soviet of the Union in 1962 and then to the Soviet of Nationalities, the lower and upper chambers of the Supreme Soviet respectively.

Vostok 1 was Gagarin's only spaceflight, but he served as the backup crew to Soyuz 1, which ended in a fatal crash, killing his friend and fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Fearful that a high-level national hero might be killed, Soviet officials banned Gagarin from participating in further spaceflights. After completing training at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in February 1968, he was again allowed to fly regular aircraft. However, Gagarin died five weeks later, when the MiG-15 that he was piloting with flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin crashed near the town of Kirzhach.

Questions

When was Yuri Gagarin born?: Yuri Gagarin was born on 9 March 1934 in Klushino.
What positions has Yuri Gagarin held?: Positions held by Yuri Gagarin include: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Where did Yuri Gagarin study?: Yuri Gagarin was educated at Saratov Pedagogical College, Orenburg Military Aviation Piloting High School, Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Lyubertsy technical school.

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