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Detailed explanation-1: -Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gagarin’s 4 3/4-ton Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched at 9:07 am Moscow time on April 12, 1961, orbited Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude of 187 miles (301 km), and landed at 10:55 am in the Soviet Union. His spaceflight brought him immediate worldwide fame.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glenn, Jr., (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.-died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio), the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.)

Detailed explanation-4: -In the decades since Yury Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, many milestones in space travel have been achieved by a variety of men and women from around the world.