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Gagarin

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Ga·ga·rin  (g-gärn), Yuri Alekseyevich 1934-1968.
Soviet cosmonaut. In 1961 he became the first person to travel in space. He was killed while flying a routine aircraft training mission.
Gagarin (Russian) [gaˈgarin]
n
(Biographies / Gagarin, Yuri (1934-1968) M, Soviet, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: cosmonaut) Yuri (ˈjurɪ). 1934-68, Soviet cosmonaut: made the first manned space flight (1961)
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Noun1.GagarinGagarin - Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Yuri Gagarin


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Meanwhile, with a dream team consisting of engineers Sergei Korolev and Vasily Mishin and fearless (if often expendable) cosmonauts such as Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, the Soviets' program enjoyed a string of successes: the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite; as well as Sputnik 2, the first craft to take an animal into orbit; and Luna 1 and 2, the first objects to escape Earth's orbit and reach the moon, respectively.
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Co-sponsored by Bard College, Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and its Gagarin Center for Human Rights, and Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), the conference brought together for intensive dialogue and discussion, over 300 participants and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), consisting of experts, scholars, activists and practitioners from all over the world.
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