apr 12, 1961 - First man in space (USSR)
Description:
On April 12, 1961, the USSR surprised the world again by launching Yuri Gagarin into a single orbit around the Earth in a craft they called Vostok 1. He was dubbed the world's first cosmonaut, translated from Greek to mean 'sailor of the universe'.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 12, 1961
Now
~ 63 years ago
