Gagarin Yuri Alekseevich - pilot-cosmonaut, first man to fly to space. Colonel, Hero Of The Soviet Union . Member of the CPSU since V 1951 graduated with honors from the vocational school on a speciality the molder of foundry. Born in the family of the collective farmer. In February 1968 graduated from the air force Academy. N. E. Zhukovsky in Moscovei first steps in aviation, done, as a College student. April 12, 1961 became the first flight into space a spaceship "Vostok". He circled the globe for 1 h 48 min and safely returned to Earth. Tragically died in a plane crash near the village of Novoselovo Kirgizskogo Vladimir region.
April 12, 1961 became the first flight into space a spaceship "Vostok". He circled the globe for 1 h 48 min and safely returned to Earth. Tragically died in a plane crash near the village of Novoselovo Kirgizskogo Vladimir region.