Who was the first human to fly in space?

Yuri Gagarin.

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Why: Yuri Gagarin flew aboard Vostok 1 in 1961, completing one orbit around Earth.

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Answer: Yuri Gagarin. Yuri Gagarin flew aboard Vostok 1 in 1961, completing one orbit around Earth.

  1. Space exploration en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exploration
    The first successful human spaceflight was Vostok 1 ("East 1"), carrying the 27-year-old Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, on 12 April 1961.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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