<P> Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( Russian : Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин , IPA : ( ˈjʉrjɪj ɐljɪˈksjejɪvjɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarjɪn ) ; 9 March 1934 -- 27 March 1968 ) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut . He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961 . </P>
<P> Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( Russian : Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин , IPA : ( ˈjʉrjɪj ɐljɪˈksjejɪvjɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarjɪn ) ; 9 March 1934 -- 27 March 1968 ) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut . He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961 . </P>
who was the first man to travel in space
who was the first man to travel in space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin