Space: Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 Apri…

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Did you know? Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 April 1961. The flight lasted 108 minutes. He reportedly hummed during launch to stay calm. He died in 1968 — just 7 years later — in a plane crash during a routine training flight.

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Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 April 1961. The flight lasted 108 minutes. He reportedly hummed during launch to stay calm. He died in 1968 — just 7 years later — in a plane crash during a routine training flight.

Yuri Gagarin werd op 12 april 1961 de eerste mens in de ruimte. De vlucht duurde 108 minuten. Hij heeft naar verluidt geneuried tijdens het opstijgen om kalm te blijven. Hij stierf in 1968 — slechts 7 jaar later — in een vliegtuigongeluk tijdens een routine-trainingsvlucht.

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