Yuri Gagarin didn't fly in a space shuttle- they weren't invented till the late 1970s and in the U.S. He launched up in VOSTOK 1, the rocket itself called VOSTOK 3KA, in a small capsule that would plummet back to earth (not glide back to a runway like the space shuttle)
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The first space shuttle to launch to space and return was space shuttle Columbia on the 12th of April 1981, only 20 years after Yuri Gagarines historic voyage to space.
Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. His achievement marked a significant milestone in the space race and space exploration, showcasing the capabilities of human space travel. Gagarin's successful mission made him an international hero and paved the way for further advancements in space exploration.
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Yuri's flight was 108 minutes long he was the first person in space he beat the Americans in the space race between the soviet union and the u.s.a.
Yuri Gagarin was not aboard a space shuttle; he flew in the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Launched on April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into space and complete an orbit around the Earth. The Vostok program was Russia's pioneering effort in human spaceflight.
The first ever space shuttle to be launched into space (STS-1) was Columbia on April 12th 1981, exactly 20 years after Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.
Vostok 1 was the first human spaceflight. The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on April 12, 1961, taking into space Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union.
Yuri Gagarin's favorite food was "belyashi" - it's a kind of small roasted meat pie. At least Gagarin said so in one interview.