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Event

Yuri Gagarin: first human in space

12 April 1961

Space

Vostok 1 orbits the Earth once

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Connections

influenced Apollo 11: first Moon landing — Space Race
preceded by Sputnik 1 — Space Race

Part of

Space Race

Sources

Wikipedia: Vostok 1 (accessed 2026-09-28)