Yuri Gagarin
Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with... Wikipedia
Born: March 9, 1934, Klushino, Russia
Died: March 27, 1968 (age 34 years), Novoselovo, Russia
Space missions: Vostok 1
First space flight: Vostok 1
Nationality: Soviet
Height: 5′ 2″
Awards: Order of Lenin and Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR