First Person In Space

First man in space.
First person in space. Michael james mike adams may 5 1930 november 15 1967 maj usaf was an american aviator aeronautical engineer and usaf astronaut. On that day in 1961 russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin left on the way to the launch pad became the first human in space making a 108 minute orbital flight in his vostok 1 spacecraft. Riding on the soviet vostok 1 yuri gagarin becomes the first man in space. Date of space flight.
Soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin becomes the first man in space on april 12 1961 aboard the spacecraft vostok 1 soviet cosmonaut yuri alekseyevich gagarin becomes the first human being to travel. Valentina tereshkova the first woman and 12th person in space. He was the first american space mission fatality according to the united states definition. Walter marty wally schirra jr.
Yuri gagarin the first person in space and in orbit. Was an american naval officer and aviator aeronautical engineer test pilot and one of the original seven astronauts chosen for project mercury united states first effort to put humans in space. Yuri gagarin was the first person to fly in space. Yuri alekseyevich gagarin 9 march 1934 27 march 1968 was a soviet air forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space achieving a major milestone in the space race.
Alexei leonov joint 17th in space and first to perform an eva. From cape canaveral florida navy commander alan bartlett shepard jr. He reached 266 000 ft 50 4 miles 81 1 km. In case spaceflight caused gagarin to behave strangely the craft s controls were locked.
There was a key onboard in a sealed envelope in case of emergency. Is launched into space aboard the freedom 7 space capsule becoming the first american astronaut to travel into space. 7 walter marty schirra jr. Alan shepard the first american and the second person in space.
First human in space april 12 1961. His capsule vostok 1 completed one orbit of earth on 12 april 1961.