41K views · 75 reactions | When Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, the reaction was, if anything, more electric than when Sputnik launched. On April 12, 1961, the Soviets successfully sent cosmonaut Gagarin into space and brought him back alive. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

146K views · 1.2K reactions | 57 years ago today Yuri Gagarin became the very first man in space  | UNILAD Tech | Facebook

Do you know who was the first American astronaut to travel into space? On #ThisDayInHistory in 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., became the first American astronaut to travel into space. His suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes, was a major triumph for NASA. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-american-in-space | HISTORY

78K views · 1K reactions | On International Day of Human Space Flight, a look at the life of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person to enter outer space. | Reuters | Facebook

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