Gagarin Becomes the First Human in Space

Highlights

• ›The first human being in space

Missions, people & worlds

• Vostok 1
• Yuri Gagarin
• Roscosmos

Knowledge connections

• Part ofThe Space Race
• Associated withVostok 1
• Associated withYuri Gagarin
• Associated withRoscosmos

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.