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A 10 page research paper outlining the life of Yuri Gagarin. The writer describes the life of Yuri Gagarin, first human in space (Russian), traces his historic space flight and his life following that event. Bibliography lists 7 references.
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launch of Sputnik 1 demonstrate that Russia had taken the lead in space technology, it also hastened the Soviet Unions development of its manned space program. Subsequent trial runs of
sputniks, moon shots, and a venus probe, along with five space-ship satellites provided firm evidence that Russia would more than likely be the first to safely put a man into
space, and to orbit him. When Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog on-board, the final proof that the era of manned space flight wasnt far behind, and the race
for the moon, between the United States and the Soviet Union had heated up. However, that race all but ended, when, on Wednesday morning, April 12, 1961, Yuri L. Gagarin
became the first person to make a space flight when he rode a Vostok spacecraft on a single orbit of the Earth. Today, Gagarin is known the world over as
the first Russian Cosmonaut. In Russia, there are streets, villages, and monuments erected in his honor. Even the United States was able to put political differences aside and recognize the
historical impact of this event: When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, he left a commemorative medal of Gagarin at "Tranquillity Base" on the moon. Just who was
this historical figure? Why was Yuri Gagarin able to transcend the rivalries of the Cold War to become an international hero? Biographical Information Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was born March
9, 1934 in the tiny village of Klushino in the Gzhatsk region of Smolensk, west of Moscow. The area is actually about 100 miles away from Moscow. Gagarin was born
to Alexei and Anna Gagarin. His father was a carpenter. According to Current Biography "Although his name has long been associated with a noble landholding family in Smolensk, the major
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