The first human in space was Soviet Yuri Gagarin, who was launched on 12 April 1961, aboard Vostok 1 and orbited around the Earth for 108 minutes.
ðə fˈɜːst hjˈuːmən ɪn spˈeɪs wʌz sˈoʊviət jˈuːɹi ɡˈæɡɚɹˌɪn, hˌuː wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn twˈɛlv ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ɐbˈoːɹd vˈɑːstɑːk wˈʌn ænd ˈɔːɹbɪɾᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈɜːθ fɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt mˈɪnɪts.