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Yuri Gagarin


 

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: ???? ?????????? ???????; March 9, 1934 ? March 27, 1968), was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first human to travel into space.

References

  • Michael D Cole Vostok 1: First Human in Space, Enslow Publishers, Inc. Aldershot, UK, Springfield, New Jersey, 1995. ISBN 0894905414.
  • Doran, Jamie, and Bizony, Piers: Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1998 (paperback version, 1999). ISBN 074754278.