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Yuri Gagarin

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Noun1.Yuri Gagarin - Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)Yuri Gagarin - Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)


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Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin are mentioned, but the emphasis is on American feats, with very little on the advances by European programs.
Russia had just astounded the world by announcing that Yuri Gagarin had become the first man in space but overshadowing even that story - for Geordies, at least - we announced that Newcastle was to become the Motorway City.
On one occasion the children and I were walking past the Russian embassy when we noticed a small crowd waiting for the astronaut Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space.
 
 
 
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