Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On first human to enter space

Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space.

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The rocket carrying Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:07 a.m. local time at the Soviet Union launch site.

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On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ushering in the era of human spaceflight.

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The total mission lasted just 108 minutes, and the trip once around the Earth at 17,500 mph (most of the way) took less than an hour and a half. 

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The Vostok 1 wasn’t designed to land, so as it plummeted toward the Earth, Gagarin ejected and parachuted down to safety. Since Gagarin did not land inside his spacecraft, it didn’t count as a spaceflight in accordance with the regulations outlined by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).

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