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Yuri Gagarin – 1st Manned Space Flight

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space.
He succeeded in circling the earth in the 108-minute flight. 

“Poyekhali!!”
“Let’s go!”
Garagin on the morning of Apr. 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin
50th Anniversary of 1st Manned Space Flight
Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2011
Designer: Alexander Moskovets
This design was also used on a Belarus stamp, issued same day.

50th Anniversary of 1st Manned Space Flight
Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2011
Designer: Alexander Moskovets
This design was also used on a Belarus stamp, issued same day.

75th Birth Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)
Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2016
Designer: Alexander Moskovets

75th Birth Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)
Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2016
Designer: Alexander Moskovets sheet

75th Birth Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)
Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2016
Designer: Alexander Moskovets

Remembering Yuri Gagarin 50 Years Later – NASA