The first man in space was the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Cosmenauts
Cosmonaut. In the US they are referred to as an astronaut
Cosmonaut is the conventional English term for a Russian astronaut, but the terms astronaut and cosmonaut are considered interchangeable. Cosmonaut derives from the Greek for universe + sailor.The Soviet [Russian] cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has the distinction of having been the first human in space and the first to orbit, orbiting the Earth in 1961.
The world's first astronaut was Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut who made history by becoming the first human to journey into outer space on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
An astronaut or a cosmonaut.
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
A cosmonaut is another term for an astronaut. Generally, the term "cosmonaut" is used only for astronauts associated with the Soviet or Russian space program.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin on 12 April 1961 became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the EarthSoviet Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, made the first flight into space on April 12, 1961.
An astronaut or cosmonaut?
The first astronaut in space was the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in April of 1961. His flight lasted for 108 minutes in which he orbited Earth once. The first American in space was Alan Shepard in May of 1961.
Anyone who goes into space is called an Astronaut, or Cosmonaut.
Cosmonaut. Space Sailor. Star Sailor.